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Eriogonum thomasii

Eriogonum thomasii Torr.

Thomas' Buckwheat, Thomas' Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERTH

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

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

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Yellow, becoming white to rose.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV , UT
Native Habitat: Sandy flats, washes and slopes, saltbush, greasewood, creosote bush and sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or juniper 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 thomasii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum thomasii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum thomasii

Metadata

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

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