familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum wrightii
Eriogonum wrightii var. olanchense
in P. A. Munz, Suppl. Calif. Fl., 63. 1968.
Common names: Olancha Peak bastard-sage
Endemic
Basionym: Eriogonum kennedyi var. olanchense J. T. Howell Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 151. 1951
Herbs, compactly matted, 0.1–0.3(–0.6) × 0.5–3 dm, mostly thinly tomentose. Leaves: blade elliptic, 0.1–0.25 × 0.06–0.12 cm. Inflorescences capitate or nearly so; branches absent or slender. Involucres (0.8–)1–1.7(–2) mm. Flowers (1.5–)2–2.5 mm; perianth white to pink. Achenes 1.5–2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Gravelly to rocky granitic talus slopes
Elevation: 3500-3600 m
Discussion
Variety olanchense is known only from Olancha Peak, Tulare County. It is worthy of cultivation as a rock-garden plant. In Baja California, var. oresbium Reveal is similar; that taxon is restricted to the Sierra Juárez and Sierra San Pedro Martír, but already has made its appearance as a cultivated rock-garden plant.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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