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Eriogonum lachnogynum
Eriogonum lachnogynum Torr. ex Benth.
Woolly-cup Wild Buckwheat, Woollycup Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum tetraneuris
USDA Symbol: ERLA3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , KS , NM , OK , TXNative Habitat: Rocky limestone and mesa tops, sandy to gravelly or shaley to clayey or gypsum flats and washes, grasslands, creosote bush or mesquite 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 lachnogynum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum lachnogynum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum lachnogynum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR