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Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi

Eriogonum leptocladon Torr. & A. Gray var. papiliunculi Reveal

Butterfly Wild Buckwheat, Fine Branched Buckwheat, Sand Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERLEP

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM , UT
Native Habitat: White or red wind-blown sands on flats, washes and slopes, mixed grassland 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 leptocladon var. papiliunculi in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi

Metadata

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

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