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Eriogonum strictum

Eriogonum strictum Benth.

Blue Mountain Buckwheat, Proliferous Wild Buckwheat, Strict Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERST4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Ovate
Leaf Pubescence: Tomentose
Inflorescence: Cyme , Umbel
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Forms loose to dense mats, up to about 20 inches tall by 3 feet across.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA
Canada: BC

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 strictum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum strictum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum strictum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-12
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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