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Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. fasciculifolium

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Douglas ex Benth. var. fasciculifolium (A. Nelson) S. Stokes

Rock Buckwheat, Weiser Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum fruticulosum

USDA Symbol: ERSPF

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Cream to pale yellow or yellowish white.

Distribution

USA: ID
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly, often volcanic flats and slopes, sagebrush communities, 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 sphaerocephalum var. fasciculifolium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. fasciculifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. fasciculifolium

Metadata

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

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