- Eriogonum lobbii
Taxobox
name = "Eriogonum lobbii"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Polygonaceae
genus = "Eriogonum "
species = "E. lobbii"
binomial = "Eriogonum lobbii"
binomial_authority = Torr. & Gray"Eriogonum lobbii" is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Lobb's buckwheat. It is native to most of the mountain ranges of
northern California and their extensions intoOregon andNevada . It is found in a number of mountain plant communities. This is a low-lying perennial with a woodycaudex spreading to about 40 centimeters in maximum width. It forms a patch of round, paddle-shaped, woolly leaves one to five centimeters wide in rocky areas. Itsinflorescence is rarely erect, instead drooping or extending parallel to the ground, rarely higher than 15 centimeters. At the end of each branch is a puffy, woolly, rounded cluster of flowers. Each flower is less than a centimeter wide and may be cream to yellowish or pink with red stripes.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5994,6097 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERLO2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060369 Flora of North America Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriogonum+lobbii Photo gallery]
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