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Eriogonum shockleyi

Eriogonum shockleyi S. Watson

Shockley's Buckwheat, Shockley's Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum shockleyi ssp. candidum, Eriogonum shockleyi ssp. longilobum, Eriogonum shockleyi var. longilobum, Eriogonum shockleyi var. packardiae, Eriogonum shockleyi var. shockleyi

USDA Symbol: ERSH

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Matted, up to about 3 inches tall by 6 feet across.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , NM , NV , UT

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Supports Conservation Biological Control

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 shockleyi in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum shockleyi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum shockleyi

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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