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Eriogonum brachyanthum

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Eriogonum brachyanthum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species:
E. brachyanthum
Binomial name
Eriogonum brachyanthum

Eriogonum brachyanthum is a species of wild buckwheat that is commonly known as shortflower buckwheat.[1] It is native to eastern California and western Nevada, particularly the Mojave Desert region, where it is common to abundant, and even sometimes weedy. It is also known from southern Oregon.[2] The plant grows in sandy habitats such as desert flats and sagebrush. It also grows in pinyon-juniper and montane conifer woodlands.[3] It is an annual herb that grows 30 to 40 centimeters tall. Leaves are located at the base of the stem, woolly, and oval or rounded in shape. The top of the stem is occupied by a branching inflorescence bearing many widely spaced clusters of flowers. Each individual flower is about a millimeter wide and light yellow in color.[2] Flowers bloom from April to November.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  2. ^ a b "Short-flower Wild Buckwheat, Eriogonum brachyanthum". calscape.org.
  3. ^ a b "Eriogonum brachyanthum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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