familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum nudum
varietyEriogonum nudum var. murinum
Difference between revisions of "Eriogonum nudum var. murinum"
Aliso 7: 228. 1970.
Common names: Mouse wild buckwheat
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Plants 3–6 dm. Aerial flowering stems not fistulose, 2–3 dm, glabrous. Leaves sheathing; blade 1.5–3.5 × 1–2 cm, lanate abaxially, tomentose adaxially, margins plane. Inflorescences cymose, 15–30 × 10–20 cm; branches glabrous. Involucres 5–10 per cluster, (4–)5–6 mm, glabrous. Flowers 3–4 mm; perianth white, pubescent.
Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Sandy flats and slopes, mixed grassland, manzanita, and buckbrush communities, oak and montane conifer woodlands
Elevation: 400-700 m
Discussion
Variety murinum is a rare and localized taxon in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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