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Eriogonum trichopes var. trichopes

Eriogonum trichopes Torr. var. trichopes

Little Desert Buckwheat, Little Desert Trumpet, Little Deserttrumpet, Little Trumpet

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum trichopes ssp. minus

USDA Symbol: ERTRT3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Yellow to greenish yellow with greenish to reddish midribs.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , UT
Native Habitat: Clayey, sandy to gravelly flats, washes and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, blackbrush and mesquite communities, pinyon and/or juniper 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 trichopes var. trichopes in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum trichopes var. trichopes in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum trichopes var. trichopes

Metadata

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

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