Eriogonum microthecum

Eriogonum microthecum

Taxobox
name = "Eriogonum microthecum"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Polygonaceae
genus = "Eriogonum"
species = "E. microthecum"
binomial = "Eriogonum microthecum"
binomial_authority = Nutt.

"Eriogonum microthecum" is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name slender buckwheat. It is native to the western United States where it is found in a variety of habitats, particularly in dry areas such as deserts. This is a shrub which is quite variable in appearance. There are many varieties, some of which are isolated to small geographical distributions. It may be a low clumping plant or a sprawling shrub to one and a half meters in height and width. It has small, woolly leaves with rolled edges scattered about its branches. The upper portion of the plant makes up its inflorescence, which often has a flat top. The tiny clustered flowers are white to yellow or sometimes pinkish.

Varieties include, but are not limited to:
*"E. m." var. "alpinum" - (alpine slender buckwheat) - native to the high mountains of California, rarely tops 10 centimeters in height
*"E. m." var. "corymbosoides" - (San Bernardino buckwheat) - a brown-flowered variety native to the San Bernardino Mountains
*"E. m." var. "lapidocola" - (Inyo Mountains buckwheat) - a small variety native to the White and Inyo Mountains

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5994,6104 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERMI4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060386 Flora of North America Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriogonum+microthecum Photo gallery]


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  • Eriogonum microthecum — ID 32311 Symbol Key ERMI4 Common Name slender buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit Subshrub,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. microthecum — ID 32325 Symbol Key ERMIM2 Common Name slender buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution ID, OR Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub D …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. alpinum — ID 32312 Symbol Key ERMIA Common Name alpine slender buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. ambiguum — ID 32313 Symbol Key ERMIA2 Common Name slender buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV, OR Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. corymbosoides — ID 32318 Symbol Key ERMIC Common Name San Bernardino buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. johnstonii — ID 32319 Symbol Key ERMIJ Common Name Johnston s buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. lapidicola — ID 32320 Symbol Key ERMIL Common Name slender buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV, UT Growth Habit Subshrub Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum — ID 32321 Symbol Key ERMIL2 Common Name slender buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. panamintense — ID 32327 Symbol Key ERMIP Common Name Panamint buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii — ID 32328 Symbol Key ERMIS2 Common Name Simpson s buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT, WY Growth Habit Subshrub, Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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