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Eriogonum spergulinum var. pratense

Eriogonum spergulinum A. Gray var. pratense (S. Stokes) J.T. Howell

Mountain Meadow Wild Buckwheat, Spurry Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERSPP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: White with greenish to reddish midribs, becoming pinkish to rose.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Sandy granitic slopes, high-elevation meadow and sagebrush communities, subalpine to alpine conifer 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.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eriogonum spergulinum var. pratense in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum spergulinum var. pratense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum spergulinum var. pratense

Metadata

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

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