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Eriogonum lonchophyllum var. nudicaule
Eriogonum lonchophyllum Torr. & A. Gray var. nudicaule (Torr.) Reveal
Spearleaf Buckwheat, Spreading Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum nudicaule
USDA Symbol: ERLON
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: NMNative 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. nudicaule in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum lonchophyllum var. nudicaule in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum lonchophyllum var. nudicaule
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR