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Eriogonum microthecum var. alpinum
Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. var. alpinum Reveal
Alpine Slender Buckwheat, Sonora Pass Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ERMIA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Sandy to gravelly granitic or volcanic slopes, 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 microthecum var. alpinum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum microthecum var. alpinum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum microthecum var. alpinum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR