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Eriogonum inflatum var. inflatum

Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Frém. var. inflatum

Bottle Stopper, Desert Trumpet, Indian Pipeweed, Native American Pipeweed

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERINI4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , NM , NV , UT
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly washes, flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, mesquite and sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or 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 inflatum var. inflatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum inflatum var. inflatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum inflatum var. inflatum

Metadata

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

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