Rank Species | Genus Eriogonum Higher classification Eriogonum | |
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Similar Eriogonum, Eriogonum umbellatum, Polygonaceae, Eriogonum heracleoides, Eriogonum caespitosum |
Eriogonum ovalifolium is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name cushion buckwheat. It is native to western North America from California to Alberta, where it is a member of many plant communities in varied habitats.
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Description

There are many varieties of this species but in general it is a tough perennial herb which forms mats in gravelly soil or amongst rocks and produces erect inflorescences up to 35 centimeters in height. The pale green to gray leaves at the base of the plant are rounded and woolly and have petioles.
The clumps of flowers are yellow, light red or pink, purple, or white.
Varieties
There are four to eleven varieties of this species. They include:




References
Eriogonum ovalifolium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA