familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum nudum
Eriogonum nudum var. decurrens
Fl. Pl. Ferns Mt. Diablo, 140. 1944.
Common names: Ben Lomand wild buckwheat
Endemic
Basionym: Eriogonum latifolium subsp. decurrens S. Stokes Eriogonum, 64. 1936
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Plants 5–12(–15) dm. Aerial flowering stems occasionally slightly fistulose, 3–6 dm, tomentose. Leaves sheathing; blade 1–3 × 1–1.5 cm, tomentose abaxially, thinly floccose or glabrous adaxially, margins undulate-crisped. Inflorescences cymose, 50–100 × 30–60 cm; branches tomentose. Involucres 1–2 per cluster, 4–6 mm, tomentose. Flowers 3–4 mm; perianth white, glabrous.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Deep sandy flats and slopes, chaparral communities, oak and pine woodlands
Elevation: 90-200 m
Discussion
Variety decurrens is restricted to the Ben Lomand sand hills area of Santa Cruz County, where it is uncommon.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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