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Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum

Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. var. subscaposum S. Watson

Bastardsage, Short-stemmed Bastard-sage, Wright's Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum wrightii ssp. subscaposum

USDA Symbol: ERWRS

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: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: CA , NV
Native Habitat: Gravelly to rocky, often volcanic or granitic flats, washes, slopes and outcrops, sagebrush and chaparral communities, oak, pinyon-juniper and 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 wrightii var. subscaposum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum wrightii var. subscaposum

Metadata

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

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