Biology:Eriogonum breedlovei
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Short description: Species of wild buckwheat
| Eriogonum breedlovei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. breedlovei
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum breedlovei (J.T.Howell) Reveal
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Eriogonum breedlovei is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Paiute buckwheat. It is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada of California , where its two varieties are uncommon members of the flora in granite and limestone rocky high mountain habitat.
Description
Eriogonum breedlovei is a perennial herb forming low mats of spreading stems lined with woolly oval leaves no longer than about a centimeter. The inflorescence is a cluster of tiny white to reddish, hairy flowers.
Varieties
Both varieties of this species are rare:
- var. breedlovei, Breedlove's buckwheat, is endemic to the Piute Mountains of Kern County, California, where only a few occurrences are known.
- var. shevockii, Shevock's buckwheat or The Needles buckwheat, can be found on a few Sierra peaks, including The Needles, in Kern and Tulare Counties.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5389348 entry
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