Polygonaceae

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Eriogonum maculatum A.Heller

Eriogonum maculatum A.Heller

Eriogonum maculatum A.Heller

Eriogonum maculatum A.Heller is an erect annual herb with spotted-looking striped flower clusters growing in open, dry habitats.

Eriogonum marifolium A.Gray

Eriogonum marifolium A.Gray

Eriogonum marifolium A.Gray

Eriogonum marifolium A.Gray is a dioecious mat-forming subshrub, with male and female plants that differ greatly in flower size and color.

Eriogonum nidularium Coville

Eriogonum nidularium Coville

Eriogonum nidularium Coville

Eriogonum nidularium Coville is a low, mostly leafless-stemmed plant that produces small yellowish to pinkish flowers in hanging clusters.

Eriogonum niveum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum niveum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum niveum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum niveum is a variable North American wild buckwheat with traditional medicinal uses and ecological and cultivation applications.

Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum nudum, or naked buckwheat, is a widely distributed buckwheat native to the US west coast with distinctive naked leafless stems.

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt.

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt.

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt.

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. is a tough mat-forming perennial herb that blooms from early to mid-summer with varied colored flowers.

Eriogonum parvifolium Sm.

Eriogonum parvifolium Sm.

Eriogonum parvifolium Sm.

Eriogonum parvifolium, or dune buckwheat, is a shrub that hosts many insects, including the El Segundo blue butterfly.

Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh

Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh

Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh

Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh, or few-flowered buckwheat, is a short matted grey-leaved buckwheat found in central North America.

Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & A.Gray

Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & A.Gray

Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & A.Gray

Eriogonum pusillum is a small annual herb that produces yellow-to-red flowers on bare branching inflorescences.

Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. ex A.E.Murray

Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. ex A.E.Murray

Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. ex A.E.Murray

Eriogonum pyrolifolium is a small woody perennial that grows on Cascade Range alpine and subalpine volcanic slopes. It smells like unwashed socks at certain growth stages.

Eriogonum rosense A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.

Eriogonum rosense A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.

Eriogonum rosense A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.

Eriogonum rosense is a small mat-forming perennial herb that grows on dry rocky mountain slopes and bears yellow to streaked orange flowers.

Eriogonum saxatile S.Watson

Eriogonum saxatile S.Watson

Eriogonum saxatile S.Watson

Eriogonum saxatile is a variable woolly-leaved perennial cultivated as a low-maintenance rock garden plant.

Eriogonum shockleyi S.Watson

Eriogonum shockleyi S.Watson

Eriogonum shockleyi S.Watson

Eriogonum, or wild buckwheat, is a species-rich North American flowering plant genus in Polygonaceae with many rare taxa and close Lepidoptera associations.

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum is a small North American shrub with yellow flower clusters, common in rocky sagebrush and desert habitats.

Eriogonum strictum Benth.

Eriogonum strictum Benth.

Eriogonum strictum Benth.

Eriogonum strictum Benth. is a perennial herb with woolly leaves and cream to pale yellow flowers that darken to reddish or orange.

Eriogonum thomasii Torr.

Eriogonum thomasii Torr.

Eriogonum thomasii Torr.

Eriogonum thomasii Torr. is a small thin annual herb with clustered yellowish to pinkish flowers.

Eriogonum thymoides Benth.

Eriogonum thymoides Benth.

Eriogonum thymoides Benth.

Eriogonum thymoides is a small hairy subshrub native to the dry Pacific Northwest US, valued by native bees.

Eriogonum tomentosum Michx.

Eriogonum tomentosum Michx.

Eriogonum tomentosum Michx.

Eriogonum tomentosum is a Polygonaceae family species native to several southeastern US states.

Eriogonum trichopes Torr.

Eriogonum trichopes Torr.

Eriogonum trichopes Torr.

Eriogonum trichopes Torr. is a variable annual herb that produces bright yellow flowers that darken to reddish over time.

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr., sulphurflower buckwheat, is a variable North American wildflower often cultivated for low-water xeriscaping.

Eriogonum ursinum S.Watson

Eriogonum ursinum S.Watson

Eriogonum ursinum S.Watson

Eriogonum ursinum is an uncommon mat-forming perennial herb with pale yellow to pink flower clusters.

Eriogonum vimineum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum vimineum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum vimineum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum vimineum is a slender annual herb with clustered, variably colored striped flowers and basal leaf rosettes.

Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth.

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.

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

Fagopyrum esculentum, or buckwheat, is a widely cultivated, edible annual plant with documented potential adverse effects when overconsumed.

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