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Eriogonum purpusii

Eriogonum purpusii Brandegee

Purpus Wild Buckwheat, Purpus' Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum kennedyi ssp. purpusii, Eriogonum kennedyi var. purpusii

USDA Symbol: ERPU15

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Densely matted, up to about 5 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: CA , NV
Native Habitat: Sandy flats and slopes, mixed sagebrush and grassland communities, pinyon, juniper and Jeffrey pine 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 purpusii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum purpusii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum purpusii

Metadata

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

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