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Eriogonum ovalifolium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Polygonaceae

Scientific name
  
Eriogonum ovalifolium

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Eriogonum

Higher classification
  
Eriogonum

Eriogonum ovalifolium Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Eriogonum 1

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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Eriogonum ovalifolium Cushion Buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium var ovalifolium Synonyms

Description

Eriogonum ovalifolium Cushion Buckwheat Ovalleaved Buckwheat Sierran Cushion Wild

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:

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  • Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum, the Cushenbury buckwheat, is endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California. It is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States, and the main threat to its existence is mining.
  • Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae, the steamboat buckwheat, is known only from the Steamboat Hills near Reno, Nevada. It is also a federally listed endangered species, and threats to it have been reduced but the populations are still quite small.

    • Eriogonum ovalifolium Eriogonum ovalifolium var caelestinum

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    References

    Eriogonum ovalifolium Wikipedia
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