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Eriogonum siskiyouense (Siskiyou buckwheat)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Eriogonum siskiyouense Small

Siskiyou buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

USDA Symbol: ERSI5

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Leaf Shape: Spatulate
Leaf Pubescence: Tomentose
Fruit Type: Achene
Leaf: Whitish.
Fruit:
Size Class: 0-1 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Northern California.
Native Habitat: Gravelly serpentine slopes and outcrops, manzanita communities, montane conifer woodlands; 5200-9100.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Supports Conservation Biological Control

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Eriogonum siskiyouense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum siskiyouense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum siskiyouense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2011-08-12
Research By: TWC Staff

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