Biology:Eriogonum vimineum

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Short description: Species of wild buckwheat

Eriogonum vimineum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species:
E. vimineum
Binomial name
Eriogonum vimineum
Dougl. ex Benth.

Eriogonum vimineum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name wickerstem buckwheat. It is native to the Northwestern United States, California , and Nevada where it is common to abundant in many types of habitat, including the Sierra Nevada.

Description

Eriogonum vimineum is a slender annual herb producing flowering stems up to about 30 centimeters tall surrounded at the bases by rosettes of rounded to oval leaves. The inflorescence is a wide open array of branches lined with clusters of pink to yellowish or white flowers striped with darker midribs.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5389454 entry