Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme (Torr. & A.Gray) Jeps.

Sulphur-flower buckwheat (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Eriogonum > Eriogonum umbellatum

Characteristics

Herbs, spreading mats, 0.8-2(-2.5) × 3-6 dm. Aerial flowering stems erect, usually 0.5-1.5 dm, tomentose, without one or more leaflike bracts ca. midlength. Leaves in rather compact rosettes; blade elliptic to oval, 0.5-1.5(-1.7) × 0.3-0.7 cm, densely white-to gray-lanate on both surfaces, margins plane. Inflorescences compound-umbellate, branched 2-5 times; branches tomentose, without a whorl of bracts ca. midlength; involucral tubes 2-3 mm, lobes 2-3.5(-4) mm. Flowers 5-8 mm; perianth bright yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality polygamodioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.2
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

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

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95524-2
WFO ID wfo-0000675576
COL ID 5NSZ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eriogonum trichotomum Eriogonum polyanthum var. bahiiforme Eriogonum stellatum var. bahiiforme Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme Eriogonum umbellatum subsp. bahiiforme