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Eriogonum clavellatum

Eriogonum clavellatum Small

Comb Wash Buckwheat, Comb Wash Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERCL2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CO , NM , UT
Native Habitat: Sandy to heavy clay washes and slopes, saltbush communities.

Web Reference

Webref 64 - Colorado Rare Plant Guide (2020) Colorado State University
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eriogonum clavellatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum clavellatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum clavellatum

Metadata

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

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