Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. is a plant in the Polygonaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. (Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.)
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Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.

Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.

Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. is a variable North American buckwheat that grows as an herb or shrub with white to light pink flowers.

Family
Genus
Eriogonum
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.

Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. is quite variable in appearance. It can grow as a small perennial herb 10 centimeters tall, or as a bushy shrub over 1 meter wide, and the species includes several recognized varieties. In general, it produces basal leaves, along with a few additional narrow, woolly leaves along its stem. Its inflorescence has long, straight branches that range from hairless to woolly, and bear flower clusters and sometimes small leaves at the nodes. The flowers of this plant are usually white to light pink.

Photo: (c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Berger · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Polygonaceae Eriogonum

More from Polygonaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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