familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Ganysma
speciesEriogonum deflexum
Eriogonum deflexum var. baratum
Brittonia 20: 24. 1968.
Common names: Tall skeleton weed
Basionym: Eriogonum baratum Elmer Bot. Gaz. 39: 52. 1905
Synonyms: Eriogonum deflexum subsp. baratum (Elmer) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 395.
Revision as of 20:10, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants 3–10 dm. Flowering stems fistulose. Inflorescences usually narrowly erect and strict. Peduncles deflexed, (0.3–)0.5–1.5 cm. Involucres narrowly turbinate, (2–)2.5–3 mm. Flowers 2–2.5 mm; tepals cordate. 2n = 40.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly washes, flats, and slopes, saltbush, creosote bush, blackbrush, and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Elevation: 700-2900 m
Discussion
Variety baratum occurs from the Transverse Ranges of southwestern California (Kern, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties) northward onto the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada (Kern, Tulare, and Inyo counties), onto the desert ranges of northern San Bernardino County north to Mono County, and east into southern Nevada (Esmeralda, Lincoln, and Nye counties).
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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