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Eriogonum deflexum var. rectum

Eriogonum deflexum Torr. var. rectum Reveal

Flat Topped Wild Buckwheat, Flat-topped Skeleton Weed, Flatcrown Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERDER3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: White to pink, with greenish to reddish midribs.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly washes, flats and slopes, saltbush, creosote bush, greasewood, blackbrush, sagebrush and mesquite communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 deflexum var. rectum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum deflexum var. rectum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum deflexum var. rectum

Metadata

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

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