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Eriogonum lonchophyllum var. fendlerianum

Eriogonum lonchophyllum Torr. & A. Gray var. fendlerianum (Benth.) Reveal

Spearleaf Buckwheat, Spreading Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum ainsliei, Eriogonum fendlerianum

USDA Symbol: ERLOF

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CO , NM
Native Habitat: Heavy gumbo clay soil or (at higher elevations) sandy-loam to gravelly or rocky soil and outcrops, mixed grassland, saltbush, blackbrush and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper and montane 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 lonchophyllum var. fendlerianum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum lonchophyllum var. fendlerianum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum lonchophyllum var. fendlerianum

Metadata

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

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