familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum brevicaule
Difference between revisions of "Eriogonum brevicaule var. canum"
Vasc. Pl. Wyoming, 299. 1988.
Common names: Parasol wild buckwheat
Basionym: Eriogonum multiceps subsp. canum S. Stokes Eriogonum, 94. 1936
Synonyms: Eriogonum lagopus Rydberg Eriogonum pauciflorum var. canum (S. Stokes) Reveal
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Revision as of 22:35, 16 December 2019
Plants erect, 1.5–3 × 1.5–3.5 dm. Aerial flowering stems erect, 0.5–1 dm, tomentose. Leaves: blade narrowly oblanceolate to oblanceolate or spatulate, (1–)1.5–3.5(–4) × 0.2–0.7(–0.9) cm, margins plane. Inflorescences subumbellate to cymose, usually divided 3 or more times, 5–10 cm; branches tomentose. Involucres 1 per node, turbinate, (2–)3–3.5(–5) × 2–2.5(–3) mm, tomentose. Flowers (1–)1.5–2.5(–3) mm; perianth yellow, sparsely pubescent.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Clayey flats and slopes, mixed grassland and sagebrush communities, juniper woodlands
Elevation: 1100-1800 m
Discussion
Variety canum is rare throughout its widely scattered range in Carbon, Park, and Yellowstone counties, Montana, and in Big Horn and Sheridan counties, Wyoming.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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