Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii (Benth.) Reveal

Simpson's buckwheat (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Eriogonum > Eriogonum microthecum

Characteristics

Shrubs, (1-)2-15 × 4-16 dm. Stems: caudex absent; aerial flowering stems 0.2-0.7 dm, densely lanate to tomentose, sometimes floccose, rarely glabrous. Leaves: blade narrowly elliptic, 0.5-1.8(-2.5) × 0.1-0.2 cm, densely whitish-tomentose abaxially, mostly whitish-floccose adaxially, margins revolute or nearly so. Inflorescences (1.5-)2-4(-6) cm; branches tomentose to floccose, rarely subglabrous or glabrous. Involucres 2-3 mm, tomentose to floccose or subglabrous. Flowers 2-3 mm; perianth white to pink or rose. Achenes 2-3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.5
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:922091-1
WFO ID wfo-0000675120
COL ID 3B4P2
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Eriogonum friscanum Eriogonum simpsonii Eriogonum macdougalii Eriogonum effusum var. foliosum Eriogonum microthecum var. foliosum Eriogonum microthecum subsp. intermedium Eriogonum microthecum subsp. macdougalii Eriogonum microthecum var. macdougalii Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii Eriogonum simpsonii var. floccosolanatum