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Eriogonum tenellum var. tenellum
Eriogonum tenellum Torr. var. tenellum
Tall Buckwheat, Tall Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ERTET
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: White to pink with greenish to reddish midribs, becoming pinkish or orange-brown to red.
Distribution
USA: CO , NM , OK , TXNative Habitat: Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, mesquite and sagebrush communities, oak and conifer woodlands.
Web Reference
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 tenellum var. tenellum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum tenellum var. tenellum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum tenellum var. tenellum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR