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Eriogonum maculatum
Eriogonum maculatum A. Heller
Angle Stemed Buckwheat, Skeleton Weed, Spotted Buckwheat, Spotted Wild Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)
Synonym(s): Eriogonum angulosum ssp. maculatum, Eriogonum angulosum var. maculatum, Eriogonum cernuum ssp. acutangulum
USDA Symbol: ERMA2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , YellowBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , ID , NV , OR , UT , WANative Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or clayey flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper and montane conifer woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 maculatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum maculatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum maculatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-12Research By: CBR