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Eriogonum deflexum var. baratum
Eriogonum deflexum Torr. var. baratum (Elmer) Reveal
Flatcrown Buckwheat, Flatcrown Wild Buckwheat, Tall Skeleton Weed
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum barbatum, Eriogonum deflexum ssp. baratum
USDA Symbol: ERDEB
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: White to pink, with greenish to reddish midribs.
Distribution
USA: CA , NVNative Habitat: Sandy to gravelly washes, flats and slopes, saltbush, creosote bush, blackbrush and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 deflexum var. baratum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum deflexum var. baratum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum deflexum var. baratum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR