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Eriogonum plumatella

Eriogonum plumatella Durand & Hilg.

Flat Topped Buckwheat, Yucca Buckwheat, Yucca Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum plumatella var. jaegeri

USDA Symbol: ERPL3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: White to pale yellow.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV
Native Habitat: Sandy flats, washes and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, blackbrush and creosote bush communities, oak and pinyon-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 plumatella in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum plumatella in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum plumatella

Metadata

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

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