Eremogone congesta var. congesta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eremogone congesta (Nutt.) Ikonn. var. congesta

Capitate sandwort

2024 Alaine Arslan

2017 David popp

2024 Alaine Arslan

2016 John Doyen

2011 Steve Matson

Eremogone congesta var. congesta is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Arenaria congesta var. congesta


	Plant Range Observation Search ~71 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Eremogone congesta
Genus:	Eremogone
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Arenaria congesta var. congesta
PLANTS	Arenaria congesta var. congesta

Information about Eremogone congesta var. congesta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARCOC4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/17/2025).