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Eriogonum cernuum var. viminale
Eriogonum cernuum Nutt. var. viminale (S. Stokes) Reveal
Nodding Buckwheat, Nodding Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum cernuum ssp. viminale
USDA Symbol: ERCEV
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , PinkBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: White to pinkish, becoming rose to red.
Distribution
USA: CA , NV , OR , UTNative Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or clayey flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, sagebrush and mountain mahogany communities, oak, pinyon-juniper and conifer woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 cernuum var. viminale in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum cernuum var. viminale in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum cernuum var. viminale
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR