Eriogonum umbellatum var. glaberrimum (Gand.) Reveal

Green buckwheat (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Eriogonum > Eriogonum umbellatum

Characteristics

Herbs, compact mats, 1-2.5(-3) × 3-8 dm. Aerial flowering stems erect, 1-2 dm, glabrous, without one or more leaflike bracts ca. midlength. Leaves in loose rosettes; blade narrowly elliptic to elliptic, 1-2 × 0.3-1 cm, glabrous and green on both surfaces, margins plane. Inflorescences umbellate; branches 3-8 cm, glabrous, with a whorl of bracts ca. midlength; involucral tubes 4-5 mm, lobes 1-3.5(-4) mm. Flowers 4-7 mm; perianth cream or whitish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality polygamodioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

Usage

Uses -
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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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:95539-2
WFO ID wfo-0000675594
COL ID 5NSZK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eriogonum umbellatum var. glaberrimum