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Short description: Species of wild buckwheat

Eriogonum saxatile
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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. saxatile
Binomial name
Eriogonum saxatile
S.Wats.

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.

Description

This is a variable perennial which may be a spindly 10 centimeters in height or a bushy 40 centimeters. The rounded or scoop-shaped leaves appear in a mat on the ground, each up to 2 or 3 centimeters wide at maximum, and densely woolly. The stout, woolly inflorescence branches and produces flower clusters at nodes. The flowers are generally red or pale yellow.

Cultivation

Eriogonum saxatile is cultivated as a low-maintenance rock garden plant.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5389438 entry