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Eriogonum maculatum

Eriogonum maculatum A. Heller

Angle Stemed Buckwheat, Skeleton Weed, Spotted Buckwheat, Spotted Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum angulosum ssp. maculatum, Eriogonum angulosum var. maculatum, Eriogonum cernuum ssp. acutangulum

USDA Symbol: ERMA2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , ID , NV , OR , UT , WA
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or clayey flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper and montane conifer woodlands.

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

Metadata

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

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