Eriogonum
buckwheat, wild buckwheat, eriogonum, sulfur flower, umbrella-plant
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
[none provided]
Accepted Name:
Eriogonum
Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 246, plate 24. 1803.
Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 246, plate 24. 1803.
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Species in Eriogonum:
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Eriogonum baileyi – Bailey's buckwheat
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the central region of Washington; northern Washington to California, east to Idaho and Utah. -
var. baileyi – Bailey's buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the central region of Washington; northern Washington to California, east to Idaho and Utah.
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Eriogonum cernuum – nodding buckwheat Occurring only in Franklin County, where disjunct from primary range of species; Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Plains.
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Eriogonum codium – basalt desert buckwheat, Umtanum buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Benton County.
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Eriogonum compositum – arrow-leaf buckwheat, northern buckwheat Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho.
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var. compositum – northern buckwheat Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho.
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var. lancifolium – wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington, where endemic to Chelan, Kittitas, Okanogan, and Yakima counties.
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var. leianthum – smooth arrow-leaf wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; central Washington to eastern Oregon, east to west-central Idaho.
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Eriogonum douglasii – Douglas's buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, chiefly in the central region; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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var. douglasii – Douglas' buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, chiefly in the central region; Washington to Oregon.
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Eriogonum elatum – rush buckwheat, tall buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to southern Idaho and Nevada.
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var. elatum – tall buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to southern Idaho and Nevada.
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Eriogonum flavum – yellow buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; Alaska to northeastern Oregon, east to the northern Great Plains.
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var. piperi – Piper's buckwheat, yellow buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Alberta, Montana, and Wyoming.
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Eriogonum heracleoides – bractless parsnip-flowered wild buckwheat, parsnip-flowered buckwheat, parsnip-flowered eriogonum Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
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Eriogonum maculatum – spotted buckwheat Collected once (1884) in Yakima County in Washington and now considered extirpated; southeastern Oregon to southwestern Idaho, south to Baja California, Mexioca and east to New Mexico.
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Eriogonum marifolium – marum-leaf wild buckwheat, mountain buckwheat Reported from east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but no specimens seen; central Washington to California, east to northwestern Nevada.
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var. marifolium – marum-leaf wild buckwheat, mountain buckwheat Reported from east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but no specimens seen; central Washington to California, east to northwestern Nevada.
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Eriogonum microtheca – slender buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; central Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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var. laxiflorum – Great Basin slender buckwheat, Great Basin wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; central Washington to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Eriogonum niveum – snow buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho.
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Eriogonum nudum – bare-stem buckwheat, naked buckwheat Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in southern Washington; southern Washington to California and Nevada.
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var. nudum – barestem buckwheat, naked buckwheat Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in southern Washington; southern Washington to California and Nevada.
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Eriogonum ovalifolium – cushion buckwheat, oval-leaved eriogonum Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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var. nivale – Sierra cushion buckwheat Chiefly in the Olympic and in the Cascades mountains of Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Nevada and Utah.
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var. ovalifolium – cushion wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in eastern Washington; eastern Washington to California, east to Montana and Colorado.
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var. purpureum – purple cushion wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Eriogonum pyrolifolium – alpine buckwheat, oarleaf buckwheat, Shasta wild buckwheat Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
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Eriogonum sphaerocephalum – rock buckwheat, round-headed eriogonum Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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var. halimioides – rock buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; central Washington to California, east to southern Idaho and northwestern Nevada.
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var. sphaerocephalum – rock buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Nevada.
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var. sublineare – scabland wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central Washington to north-central Oregon.
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Eriogonum strictum – strict buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana, Idaho, and Nevada.
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var. anserinum – Goose Lake wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
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var. proliferum – strict buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana and Nevada.
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var. strictum – strict buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southeastern Washington to northeastern Oregon and adjacent Idaho.
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Eriogonum thymoides – thyme buckwheat, thyme-leaf wild buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; central Washington to Oregon, east to Idaho.
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Eriogonum umbellatum – sulfur buckwheat, sulfurflower Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
- var. devestivum – emperor's sulfur flower Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to northeastern Oregon, east to adjacent Idaho.
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var. ellipticum – starry sulfur flower Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to California, east to Idaho.
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var. haussknechtii – Haussknecht's sulfur flower Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to northern California
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var. hypoleium – Kittitas sulfur flower Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington, where endemic to Chelan and Kittitas counties.
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var. majus – subalpine sulfur flower Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
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var. sandbergii – Sandberg's sulfur flower Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Okanogan County, Washington to Hood River and Wasco County, Oregon.
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Eriogonum vimineum – broom buckwheat Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Nevada.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Eriogonum in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Eriogonum checklist entry
OregonFlora: Eriogonum information
E-Flora BC: Eriogonum atlas page
CalPhotos: Eriogonum photos
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