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Eriogonum gracilipes
Eriogonum gracilipes S. Watson
White Mountain Buckwheat, White Mountains Buckwheat, White Mountains Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum kennedyi ssp. gracilipes, Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. gracilipes
USDA Symbol: ERGR11
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Matted, up to about 8 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , PinkBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: CA , NVNative Habitat: Granitic, sandstone or limestone sandy to gravelly outcrops, slopes and ridge tops, high-elevation sagebrush communities, subalpine and alpine conifer 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 gracilipes in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum gracilipes in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum gracilipes
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR