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Eriogonum thurberi
Eriogonum thurberi Torr.
Skeleton Weed, Thurber Eriogonum, Thurber's Buckwheat, Thurber's Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ERTH3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , GreenBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: With greenish or reddish midribs.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , NMNative Habitat: Sandy flats, washes and slopes, saltbush, greasewood and creosote bush communities, oak, pinyon and/or juniper woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 thurberi in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum thurberi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum thurberi
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR