Eriogonum wrightii var. olanchense

(J. T. Howell) Reveal in P. A. Munz

in P. A. Munz, Suppl. Calif. Fl., 63. 1968.

Common names: Olancha Peak bastard-sage
Basionym: Eriogonum kennedyi var. olanchense J. T. Howell Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 151. 1951
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 292. Mentioned on page 289, 290.
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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

None.

Lower Taxa

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James L. Reveal +
(J. T. Howell) Reveal in P. A. Munz +
Eriogonum kennedyi var. olanchense +
Olancha Peak bastard-sage +
3500-3600 m +
Gravelly to rocky granitic talus slopes +
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
in P. A. Munz, Suppl. Calif. Fl., +
Illustrated +
Eriogonum trachygonum subsp. wrightii +
Eriogonum wrightii var. olanchense +
Eriogonum wrightii +
variety +