familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Ganysma
speciesEriogonum inerme
Eriogonum inerme var. hispidulum
Amer. Midl. Naturalist 39: 502. 1948.
Common names: Goodman’s unarmed wild buckwheat
Endemic
Synonyms: Eriogonum inerme subsp. hispidulum (Goodman) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 410.
Involucres hispidulous.
Phenology: Flowering May–Sep.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, mixed grassland and chaparral communities, oak and conifer woodlands
Elevation: 800-2100 m
Discussion
Variety hispidulum is the Sierra Nevada component of the species. Like var. inerme, it is rare to infrequent at widely scattered sites. It is found in the Transverse Ranges (Santa Barbara, Ventura, southwestern Kern, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties) but is concentrated mainly in Fresno, Kern, and Tulare counties, with a disjunct series of populations in Mariposa County and in the Long Barn and Pinecrest areas of Tuolumne County. A sharp distinction between the two varieties is not always possible in the Transverse Ranges, where both may be encountered.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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