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Eremogone congesta
Also called Ball-head sandwort, Capitate sandwort
Ballhead sandwort is a small perennial herb in the pink family, forming tufts of slender stems with needle-like leaves and white flowers. It is native to western North America and is grown mainly in dry, sunny rock gardens.
Eremogone congesta is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name ballhead sandwort. It is native to western North America from central Canada to the American southwest.
The plant was used for a variety of medicinal purposes by Native American groups, including the Shoshone.
Prickly Sandwort · Eremogone bryophylla · Clifton's Eremogone · Fendler's Matted Sandwort · Franklin's Sandwort · Mojave Sandwort · Eremogone saxatilis · Bear Valley Sandwort · Sandwort
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
