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Eriogonum caespitosum (matted wild buckwheat; matted buckwheat; mat eriogonum; mat buckwheat)

Synonyms: Eriogonum andinum; Eriogonum caespitosum typicum (homotypic); Eriogonum caespitosum var. alyssoides; Eriogonum sericoleucum (homotypic); Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sericoleucum

Wikipedia Abstract

Eriogonum caespitosum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name matted buckwheat, or mat buckwheat. This is a common perennial plant native to the western United States from California to Montana, especially the Great Basin. It is also cultivated as a rock garden plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Eriogonum caespitosum

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [3]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve II 2196863 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0