Stenogonum flexum (M.E.Jones) Reveal

Bent two-whorl buckwheat (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Stenogonum

Characteristics

Stems mostly erect, (0.5-)1-3 dm, sparsely glandular. Leaves basal; petiole 1-4 cm; blade mostly orbiculate, 0.5-2 cm, minutely strigose when young, glabrous at maturity. Inflorescences erect or slightly spreading, 0.5-2.5 dm, glandular at nodes and proximal internode; bracts 0.5-2 mm, sometimes sparsely glandular. Peduncles flexed, filiform, 1-3 cm, glandular to middle. Involucral bracts 2-3 × 2-4 mm, glabrous, sometimes sparsely glandular. Flowers: perianth yellow to reddish yellow, 1.5-3.5 mm; tepals lanceolate; filaments 1.5-2 mm; anthers 0.2-0.3 mm. Achenes 2-2.5 mm. 2n = 40.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Distribution

Stenogonum flexum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:244696-2
WFO ID wfo-0000745112
COL ID 4ZYY3
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Synonyms

Eriogonum flexum Stenogonum flexum Eriogonum flexum var. ferronis