familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Oligogonum
speciesEriogonum pyrolifolium
Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 162. 1870.
Common names: Hairy Shasta wild buckwheat
Synonyms: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. bellingeranum M. Peck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 374.
Revision as of 21:56, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Aerial flowering stems prostrate to weakly erect, 0.4–1.5(–1.8) dm. Leaf blades densely lanate to tomentose abaxially, mostly glabrous and green adaxially. Perianths usually copiously pilose to villous abaxially with glandular hairs obscure. 2n = 40.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly, usually nonvolcanic flats, slopes, and ridges, mixed grassland, sagebrush, and mountain meadow communities, oak, montane, and subalpine conifer woodlands
Elevation: 1600-3100 m
Distribution
B.C., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Variety coryphaeum is by far the more common of the two varieties, being found in the mountains from southern British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon into northwestern California, eastward into central Idaho and central-western Montana.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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Hairy Shasta wild buckwheat +
Sandy to gravelly, usually nonvolcanic flats, slopes, and ridges, mixed grassland, sagebrush, and mountain meadow communities, oak, montane, and subalpine conifer woodlands +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
1870 +
Endemic +
Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum +
Eriogonum pyrolifolium +
variety +