familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Oregonium
speciesEriogonum baileyi
Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens
Taxon 32: 294. 1983.
Common names: Bailey’s woolly wild buckwheat
Endemic
Basionym: Eriogonum praebens Gandoger Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 42: 196. 1906
Synonyms: Eriogonum baileyi var. divaricatum (Gandoger) Reveal Eriogonum commixtum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 425.
Flowering stems and inflorescence branches tomentose.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly washes, flats, and slopes, saltbush and sagebrush communities, pinyon and/or juniper woodlands
Elevation: 1300-2500 m
Distribution
Calif., Idaho, Nev.
Discussion
Variety praebens is encountered infrequently over its scattered range in California (Inyo, Lassen, Los Angeles, Mono, Plumas, and Sierra counties), Idaho (Blaine and Elmore counties), and Nevada (Carson City, Douglas, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Storey, and Washoe counties).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.