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Eriogonum hoffmannii var. robustius

Eriogonum hoffmannii S. Stokes var. robustius S. Stokes

Furnace Creek Wash Wild Buckwheat, Robust Hoffmann's Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum hoffmannii ssp. robustius

USDA Symbol: ERHOR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Green
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: White with greenish or reddish midribs, becoming reddish.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly flats, slopes and washes, saltbush and creosote bush communities.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 hoffmannii var. robustius in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum hoffmannii var. robustius in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum hoffmannii var. robustius

Metadata

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

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