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Eriogonum codium

Eriogonum codium Reveal, Caplow & K. Beck

Basalt Desert Buckwheat, Basalt Desert Wild Buckwheat, Umtanum Desert Buckwheat, Umtanum Desert Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERCO43

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Matted, up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: WA
Native Habitat: Gravelly volcanic soils, mixed grassland, saltbush and sagebrush communities.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q3HN
Status: Threatened
Historic Range: U.S.A. (WA)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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