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Eriogonum breedlovei

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Polygonaceae

Scientific name
  
Eriogonum breedlovei

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Eriogonum

Higher classification
  
Eriogonum

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Eriogonum breedlovei is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Paiute buckwheat. It is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada of California, where its two varieties are uncommon members of the flora in granite and limestone rocky high mountain habitat.

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Description

Eriogonum breedlovei is a perennial herb forming low mats of spreading stems lined with woolly oval leaves no longer than about a centimeter. The inflorescence is a cluster of tiny white to reddish, hairy flowers.

Varieties

Both varieties of this species are rare:

  • var. breedlovei, Breedlove's buckwheat, is endemic to the Piute Mountains of Kern County, California, where only a few occurrences are known.
  • var. shevockii, Shevock's buckwheat or The Needles buckwheat, can be found on a few Sierra peaks, including The Needles, in Kern and Tulare Counties.

    • References

    Eriogonum breedlovei Wikipedia
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