Eriogonum jamesii

Eriogonum jamesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Eriogonum
Species:	E. jamesii
Binomial name
Eriogonum jamesii Benth.

Eriogonum jamesii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name James' buckwheat and Antelope sage. It is native to southwestern North America, in: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.

In popular culture

It may also be called a Colita, such as in one of The Eagles' most famous songs, "Hotel California", in the opening lines, depicted as an aroma while travelling a highway heading into California.

Alternatively, syndicated columnist Cecil Adams reports a different story:

This E-mail just in from Eagles management honcho Irving Azoff: "In response to your [recent] memo, in 1976, during the writing of the song 'Hotel California' by Messrs, Henley, and Frey, the word `colitas' was translated for them by their Mexican-American road manager as 'little buds.' You have obviously already done the necessary extrapolation. Thank you for your inquiry."^[1]

References

1. ^ The Straight Dope: In the song "Hotel California," what does "colitas" mean?

External links

• USDA Plants Profile
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System at the National Museum of Natural History
• image at the National Biological Information Infrastructure image gallery
• description at the University of Maryland, College Park PlantSystematics.org
• images from Four Corners Wildflowers
• Flora of North America Profile
• Plants for a Future entry

This Polygonaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Eriogonum Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of Colorado Flora of New Mexico Flora of Texas Flora of Utah Flora of the Rocky Mountains Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Polygonaceae stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Legacy of Hopelessness Airport Parkway (Jackson, Mississippi, metropolitan area) Look at other dictionaries: Eriogonum jamesii — ID 32216 Symbol Key ERJA Common Name James buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX, UT, WY Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii var. jamesii — ID 32221 Symbol Key ERJAJ Common Name James buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii var. flavescens — ID 32217 Symbol Key ERJAF Common Name James buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii var. rupicola — ID 32222 Symbol Key ERJAR Common Name N/A Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution UT Growth Habit Forb/herb, Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii var. simplex — ID 32223 Symbol Key ERJAS Common Name James buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution KS Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Dur …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii var. undulatum — ID 32224 Symbol Key ERJAU Common Name James buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, NM, TX Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii var. wootonii — ID 32226 Symbol Key ERJAW Common Name James buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution NM Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Dur …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii var. xanthum — ID 32227 Symbol Key ERJAX Common Name James buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CO Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Dur …   USDA Plant Characteristics Eriogonum jamesii Benth. var. jamesii — Symbol ERJAJ Common Name James buckwheat Botanical Family Polygonaceae …   Scientific plant list Eriogonum jamesii Benth. — Symbol ERJA Common Name James buckwheat Botanical Family Polygonaceae …   Scientific plant list 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”