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Eriogonum wetherillii
Eriogonum wetherillii Eastw.
Wetherill's Buckwheat, Wetherill's Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum sessile
USDA Symbol: ERWE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Pink , YellowBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Yellowish to red in early anthesis, becoming pink to rose.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , UTNative Habitat: Sandy to clayey flats, washes and slopes, saltbush, greasewood, blackbrush and creosote bush communities, oak and pinyon and/or juniper woodlands.
Web Reference
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 wetherillii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum wetherillii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum wetherillii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR