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Eriogonum nidularium

Eriogonum nidularium Coville

Birdnest Buckwheat, Birdnest Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum vimineum ssp. nidularium

USDA Symbol: ERNI4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 8 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Pale yellow or yellow, rarely creamy white, becoming red.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , ID , NV , OR , UT
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly washes, flats and slopes, saltbush, greasewood, creosote bush, blackbrush and sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or juniper 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 nidularium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum nidularium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum nidularium

Metadata

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

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