Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Eriogonum > Eriogonum saxatile

Eriogonum saxatile (hoary buckwheat; rock buckwheat)

Synonyms: Eriogonum bloomeri; Eriogonum saxatile multicaule; Eriogonum saxatile var. bloomeri; Eriogonum saxatile var. stokesiae; Eriogonum stokesae

Wikipedia Abstract

Eriogonum saxatile is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name hoary buckwheat. It is native to the dry, rocky mountain slopes of California and Nevada, where it is a common plant.
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Infraspecies

Eriogonum saxatile var. saxatile
Eriogonum saxatile var. stokesae

Attributes

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Death Valley National Park II 762125 California, Nevada, United States
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  
Philip L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center 6101 California, United States
San Dimas Biosphere Reserve 17161 California, United States  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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