Eriogonum arcuatum var. arcuatum
(Baker's Buckwheat)
Eriogonum arcuatum var. arcuatum, Troublesome Creek, Grand Co. 0212
Eriogonum arcuatum var. arcuatum, Troublesome Creek, Grand Co. 0206
Eriogonum arcuatum var. arcuatum, Troublesome Creek, Grand Co. 0211
| Scientific Name | Eriogonum arcuatum var. arcuatum (Eriogonum jamesii ssp.bakeri, Eriogonum jamesii var. flavescens) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ERJAF |
| Common Name | Baker's Buckwheat | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 823926 |
| Family | Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (4000 to 9800); sandy gravelly or clay soils on flats, slopes and outcrops in grasslands, brushlands, and conifer woodlands. Plant: Usually spreading, mat-forming perennial with aerial flowering stems 2 to 8 inches tall. Leaves: Basal, oblanceolate to elliptic leaves, 1/4 to 1-1/4 inches long and 1/4 to 5/8-inch wide; grayish lower surface covered with short, matted hairs (tomentose), greenish upper has tufts of woolly hairs (floccose). Inflorescence: Umbels branched 1 to 3 times, each with clusters of tiny golden yellow flowers; umbels subtended by 3 to 8 spreading leaf-like bracts; each flower less than 1/4-inch across with densely hairy tepals and protruding stamens; involucre bell-shaped with . Bloom Period: June to October. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and Flora of North America. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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