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Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum

Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh var. pauciflorum

Few-flower Wild Buckwheat, Fewflower Buckwheat, Manybranch Eriogonum

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum depauperatum, Eriogonum multiceps

USDA Symbol: ERPAP6

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Loosely matted, up to about 8 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Brown
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Whitish brown to rose.

Distribution

USA: MT , ND , NE , SD , WY
Canada: AB , BC , SK
Native Habitat: Clay to gravelly flats, washes and slopes, grassland and sagebrush communities, 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 pauciflorum var. pauciflorum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum

Metadata

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

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