familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum thompsoniae
Eriogonum thompsoniae var. thompsoniae
Common names: Thompson’s wild buckwheat
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 261.
Revision as of 23:11, 5 November 2020 by imported>Volume Importer
Plants 2–4 dm. Leaf blades oblong to oblanceolate or elliptic, (2–)3–5 × 0.8–2.5(–3) cm, tomentose abaxially, margins plane. Involucres (2.5–)3–3.5 mm. Perianths yellow.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Nov.
Habitat: Sandy to clayey flats and slopes, saltbush, blackbrush, and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Elevation: 1000-1700 m
Discussion
Variety thompsoniae is found infrequently in Kane and Washington counties, Utah, and in Mohave County, Arizona.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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