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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: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Pink , Yellow
Bloom 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 , UT
Native 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 Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum wetherillii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum wetherillii

Metadata

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

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