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Eriogonum rubricaule

Eriogonum rubricaule Tidestr.

Lahontan Basin Wild Buckwheat, Red-stem Wild Buckwheat, Redstem Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERRU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Pale yellow to yellow with light green or reddish midribs, becoming yellowish red.

Distribution

USA: NV
Native Habitat: Clayey, sandy or gravelly, often volcanic outcrops, washes, flats and slopes, saltbush, greasewood 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 rubricaule in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum rubricaule in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum rubricaule

Metadata

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

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