Eriophyllum lanatum

Common name: Oregon sunshine, Woolly eriophyllum, Common woolly sunflower

Abbreviation Code (Codon): ERLA

Description

Lifespan Perennial

General: Perennial, white-woolly throughout, 1-6 dm. tall, usually several-stemmed from the base. Leaves: Leaves variable, 1-8 cm. long, entire to pinnatifid or ternate. Flowers: Heads solitary on long peduncles; involucre 6-12 mm. high, the bracts broad, erect and keeled; rays 8-13, yellow, 5-20 mm. long; disk flowers yellow; pappus a toothed crown, or a few chaffy scales. Fruit: Achenes slender, 4-angled.

Distribution

Common on both sides of the Cascades from British Columbia to California, east to Utah

Habitat

Dry, open, often rocky areas at low to mid-elevations

Uses

Use Wildlife: Butterflies - attracts orange sulfur red admiral comma and skipper butterflies

Propagation

May be collected as: Seeds. Collect whole fruiting heads when fruit is completely ripe from mid-summer to early fall. Collection restrictions or guidelines: None: common and unlisted Seed germination: Good germination after cold storage and fall planting in cold frames Seed life: Many years when well stored Recommended seed storage conditions: Dry down to 5-8% moisture. Store cold at 0-2°C. Propagation recommendations: Good germination from seed. Soil or medium requirements: Recommendation 1:1:1:2 sand:pumice:peat moss:fir bark Installation form: Direct seeding into site may reduce seedling dormancy or loss. Recommended planting density: Dense and patchy Care requirements after installed: Good drought tolerance, no after care with appropriate planting time. Normal rate of growth or spread; lifespan: Rapidly occupies a restoration site. Long-lived.

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References

-Archibald C. 2006. Seed production protocols for Anaphalis margaritacea, Eriophyllum lanatum, and Eriogonum umbellatum. Native Plants Journal 7(1):47–51. -Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, 2006, http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Eriophyllum&Species=lanatum&Trinomial=lanatum -Hunt, John W.; Boul , Rachelle D. ; Brown , Matthew R. ; Koenig , David A.; Leigh , Mark ; Pushnik, James C. 2006. Propagation protocol for production of container Eriophyllum lanatum plants (Potted nursery stock ); CSU, Chico Research Foundation, Chico, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org (accessed 11 April 2006). Moscow (ID): University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery. -Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2004. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [www.eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. -Kozloff, E., 2005. “Plants of Western Oregon, Washington and British Columbia”, Timber Press, Portland -The Native Plant Network, http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/ -USDA, PLANTS database. http://plants.usda.gov -Vance, N., Neill, A., Morton, F., 2006. Native grass seeding and forb planting establishment. Native Plants Journal 7(1):35-46 Data compiled by: Sierra Smith 4/11/06