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Anderson, Wynn

Eriogonum umbellatum var. versicolor

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. versicolor S. Stokes

Sulphur-flower Buckwheat, Sulphur Flower Buckwheat, Panamint Sulphur Flower

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum umbellatum ssp. versicolor

USDA Symbol: ERUMV2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Pink , Yellow , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Yellow, becoming reddish brown to rose or pink, with large reddish spot on each midrib.

Distribution

USA: CA , NV
Native Habitat: Gravelly to rocky flats, slopes and ridges, sagebrush communities, montane 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.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-02-04
Research By: CBR

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