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Eriogonum howellianum

Eriogonum howellianum Reveal

Howell's Buckwheat, Howell's Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERHO12

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Yellow with reddish midribs to entirely reddish.

Distribution

USA: NV , UT
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly, often volcanic slopes, saltbush, greasewood and sagebrush communities, pinyon-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 howellianum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum howellianum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum howellianum

Metadata

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

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