Eriogonum atrorubens Engelm. In Wisl.

Red buckwheat (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Eriogonum

Characteristics

A herb, It grows 50-100 cm tall. It has a taproot. The leaves at the base have a stalk 3-8 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sandy to loamy flats and slopes, mixed grassland communities, oak and montane conifer woodlands at elevations of 1800-2000 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows between 1,800-2,000 m above sea level.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The root is chewed.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Gum (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Eriogonum atrorubens world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:94711-2
WFO ID wfo-0000674482
COL ID 3B4JX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eriogonum atrorubens Pterogonum atrorubens Eriogonum atrorubens var. intonsum Eriogonum atrorubens var. pseudociliatum Eriogonum atrorubens var. atrorubens

Lower taxons

Eriogonum atrorubens var. rupestre