Eriogonum plumatella

Taxobox
name = "Eriogonum plumatella"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Polygonaceae
genus = "Eriogonum"
species = "E. plumatella"
binomial = "Eriogonum plumatella"
binomial_authority = Durand & Hilg.

"Eriogonum plumatella" is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name yucca buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States. This is an erect shrub reaching a maximum of about 60 centimeters in height and having a narrow, nonspreading profile. Its branching inflorescence has small, woolly, oval-shaped leaves each about a centimeter long. The top of the plant is occupied by flower clusters which sometimes appear as though arranged in horizontal layers. The flowers are generally pale yellow or white.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5994,6149 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERPL3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060462 Flora of North America Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriogonum+plumatella Photo gallery]