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Eriogonum anemophilum

Eriogonum anemophilum Greene

West Humboldt Buckwheat, West Humboldt Wild Buckwheat, Wind-loving Wild Buckwheat, Windloving Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum ochrocephalum ssp. anemophilum

USDA Symbol: ERAN8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Matted, up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Creamy white.

Distribution

USA: NV
Native Habitat: Volcanic tuffaceous or gravelly to rocky (often limestone) slopes, saltbush and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eriogonum anemophilum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum anemophilum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum anemophilum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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