Biology:Eriogonum longifolium

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Short description: Species of wild buckwheat

Eriogonum longifolium
Eriogonum longifolium gnaph.jpg
var. gnaphalifolium

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species:
E. longifolium
Binomial name
Eriogonum longifolium
Nutt.

Eriogonum longifolium, the longleaf eriogonum or long-leaf wild buckwheat, is a dicot of the family Polygonaceae. In addition to populations of E. longifolium var. longifolium found in Arkansas, Kansas , Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas ,[1] there are varieties or subspecies that are geographically isolated and at various levels of endangerment. According to the University of Michigan Native American Ethnobotony database, Eriogonum longifolium has been used as a food by the Kiowa and as a medicinal by the Comanche.[2]

Eriogonuum longifolium leaves are described as being lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong and with tomentose coating; the plant develops flowering stems which are up to 17 dm (67 in) tall.[3]

Varieties or subspecies

References

External links

  • [1] - Scrub buckwheat photos
  • [2] - Oklahoma photos of E. longifolium
  • [3] - Texas photos of E. longifolium

Wikidata ☰ Q5389403 entry