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Oxytheca dendroidea

Oxytheca dendroidea Nutt.

Narrowleaf Oxytheca, Treelike Puncturebract

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum dendroideum, Eriogonum dendroideum var. foliosum, Eriogonum dendroideum var. hillmanii, Oxytheca dendroidea ssp. dendroidea, Oxytheca foliosa

USDA Symbol: OXDE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CA , ID , NV , OR , WA , WY
Native Habitat: Dry, sandy to rocky flats, washes and slopes in mixed grassland, saltbush, sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or 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 Oxytheca dendroidea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Oxytheca dendroidea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Oxytheca dendroidea

Metadata

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

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