familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum kennedyi
Eriogonum kennedyi var. pinicola
in P. A. Munz, Suppl. Calif. Fl., 68. 1968.
Common names: Sweet Ridge wild buckwheat
Endemic
Herbs, 0.5–1.3 × 1–3 dm. Leaf blade oblong, 0.3–0.5 × 0.1–0.4 cm, grayish- or reddish-white-tomentose, margins not revolute. Scapes 5–13 cm, glabrous. Involucres 2.5–3.5 mm, sparsely tomen-tose. Flowers 2–4 mm. Achenes 2.5–3 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Gravelly to rocky ridges, chaparral communities, montane conifer woodlands
Elevation: 1700-1800 m
Discussion
Variety pinicola is known from two small populations in the mountains east of Tehachapi, Kern County.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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