Saturday, November 12, 2016

Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium (California Buckwheat)

11/5/16 State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: California Buckwheat

SPECIES: Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 11/5/2016

LOCATION: State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Plant ± rounded

Leaf oblanceolate, slightly rolled under, ± tomentose above

Inflorescence ± tomentose; involucre 2.5–3.5 mm, hairy

Flower: perianth hairy

Ecology: Dry slopes, washes

Elevation: 60–2300 m.  

Bioregional distribution: s Sierra Nevada, Inner South Coast Ranges, e South Coast, Transverse Ranges, e Peninsular Ranges, East of Sierra Nevada, Desert 

Distribution outside California: to sw Utah, w Arizona, nw Mexico

Flowering time: Apr–Nov

Horticultural information: DRN, DRY, SUN: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; STBL.

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