familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Oligogonum
speciesEriogonum compositum
Eriogonum compositum var. lancifolium
Res. Stud. State Coll. Wash. 1: 88. 1929.
Common names: Wenatchee wild buckwheat
Endemic
Synonyms: Eriogonum compositum subsp. lancifolium (H. St. John & F. A. Warren) S. Stokes
Plants 2–4 dm. Aerial flowering stems slender, not fistulose, 1–3 dm, usually glabrous rarely floccose. Leaf blades lanceolate, 2–7 × (0.7–)1–2(–2.5) cm. Involucres glabrous. Flowers 5–6 mm; perianth bright yellow or ochroleucous.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly slopes, mixed grassland and sagebrush communities, montane conifer woodlands
Elevation: 250-1900(-2500) m
Discussion
Variety lancifolium is local and usually uncommon in the mountains of Chelan, Kittitas, Okanogan, and Yakima counties in eastern Washington.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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