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Eriogonum mensicola
Eriogonum mensicola S. Stokes
Crescent Buckwheat, Scale-bract Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum panamintense ssp. mensicola, Eriogonum panamintense var. mensicola
USDA Symbol: ERME10
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: White to whitish brown, blushed pink at early stages.
Distribution
USA: CA , NVNative Habitat: Rocky to gravelly flats and slopes, sagebrush and mountain mahogany communities, pinyon-juniper and montane 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 mensicola in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum mensicola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum mensicola
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR