familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum microtheca
Eriogonum microtheca var. panamintense
Eriogonum, 74. 1936.
Common names: Panamint wild buckwheat
Endemic
Synonyms: Eriogonum effusum var. limbatum S. Stokes
Shrubs, 3–6 × 5–12(–15) dm. Stems: caudex absent; aerial flowering stems 0.5–1(–1.5) dm, tomentose when young, becoming floccose. Leaves: blade usually broadly elliptic, 0.6–1.8 × 0.3–0.8 cm, brown-tomentose abaxially, floccose to subglabrous adaxially, margins not revolute. Inflorescences 1–4 cm; branches tomentose when young, becoming floccose. Involucres 2–2.5 mm, subglabrous or glabrous. Flowers 1.5–2(–2.5) mm; perianth white to reddish. Achenes 1.8–2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Gravelly slopes, sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Elevation: 1900-2800 m
Discussion
Variety panamintense is a localized expression known only from the Inyo Mountains and the Panamint Range of Inyo County.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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