familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusEriogonum
subgenusEriogonum subg. Eucycla
speciesEriogonum heermannii
Eriogonum heermannii var. occidentale
Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 30. 1932.
Common names: Heermann’s Coast Range wild buckwheat
Endemic
Synonyms: Eriogonum heermannii subsp. occidentale (S. Stokes) S. Stokes
Shrubs, rounded, usually sparsely branched, 10–20 × 10–25 dm. Leaf blades narrowly lanceolate, 1.5–3(–4) × 0.5–0.8 cm, tomentose to floccose abaxially (in early anthesis), occasionally glabrous with age. Inflorescences 10–30 × 10–35 cm; branches rather diffuse, with racemosely arranged involucres at tips, slender, round, smooth, glabrous, not spinose. Involucres campanulate, 2.5–3 × 2.5–3.5 mm. Flowers 3–4 mm; perianth white to pink.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Clay or shale slopes, mixed grassland communities, oak and conifer woodlands
Elevation: (100-)400-1000 m
Discussion
Variety occidentale is basically restricted to scattered populations in San Benito County, although it is also found just inside Monterey County near Lonoak. A collection reported to be from King City (Rose 678, CAS) is suspect as to location.
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Lower Taxa
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