familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Ganysma
speciesEriogonum pharnaceoides
Eriogonum pharnaceoides var. cervinum
Great Basin Naturalist 34: 246. 1974.
Common names: Deer Lodge wild buckwheat
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 408.
Plants 1–3 dm. Basal leaves: petiole usually 0.1–0.3(–0.5) cm; blade 1–3(–4) × 0.1–0.25(–0.4) cm. Inflorescences 5–25 cm. Perianths yellow.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly slopes, sagebrush and mountain mahogany communities, oak, pinyon-juniper and montane conifer woodlands
Elevation: (1400-)1800-2300 m
Distribution
Ariz., Nev., Utah.
Discussion
Variety cervinum is rare to infrequent in its limited range of eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, southwestern Iron and western Washington counties, Utah, and northeastern Mohave County, Arizona. It is totally disjunct from the typical variety.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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