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Eriogonum jamesii var. undulatum

Eriogonum jamesii Benth. var. undulatum (Benth.) S. Stokes ex M.E. Jones

James' Buckwheat, James' Wild Buckwheat, Wavy-margined Antelope Sage

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum undulatum

USDA Symbol: ERJAU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

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

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Initially white to cream, showing pink to red late season.

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM , TX
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or rocky, often limestone flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush and mesquite communities, oak and conifer 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 jamesii var. undulatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum jamesii var. undulatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum jamesii var. undulatum

Metadata

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

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