Eriogonum exilifolium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. exilifolium
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| Eriogonum exilifolium | |
Eriogonum exilifolium is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name dropleaf buckwheat. It is native to Wyoming and Colorado in the United States.[1][2]
This species is a mat-forming herb growing up to about 10 centimeters tall. The leaves, located around the base of the plant, are linear or lance-shaped and measure up to 6 centimeters long. They are white and woolly on the undersides but green and mostly hairless on the upper surfaces. The inflorescence is a cluster of white flowers.[3] This species was long confused with Eriogonum pauciflorum, a more common species, and it got its own name in 1967. It is closely related to Eriogonum coloradense.[2]
This species grows in dry basins on hills and plains that are mostly free of other vegetation. Sometimes it grows in sagebrush. It grows on a number of soil types. It can be found growing alongside the endangered species Phacelia formosula.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Eriogonum exilifolium. NatureServe.
- ^ a b c Anderson, D.G. (2006, January 27). Eriogonum exilifolium Reveal (dropleaf buckwheat): A technical conservation assessment. [Online]. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region.
- ^ Eriogonum exilifolium. Flora of North America.