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Eriogonum tripodum

Eriogonum tripodum Greene

Tripod Buckwheat, Tripod Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERTR9

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Serpentine flats, slopes and outcrops, mixed grassland communities, oak and conifer woodlands.

Web Reference

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

Metadata

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

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