Eriogonum spergulinum var. pratense

(S. Stokes) J. T. Howell

Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 80. 1950.

Common names: Mountain meadow wild buckwheat
Endemic
Basionym: Eriogonum pratense S. Stokes Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 201. 1943
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 409.

Plants prostrate to ascending, 0.5–1 dm. Inflorescence branches: internodes not glandular. Flowers 1.8–2 mm; perianth hirsutulous.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Sandy granitic slopes, high-elevation meadow and sagebrush communities, subalpine to alpine conifer woodlands
Elevation: (2500-)2800-3500 m

Discussion

Variety pratense is restricted to the southern Sierra Nevada in Inyo and Tulare counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
(S. Stokes) J. T. Howell +
Eriogonum pratense +
Mountain meadow wild buckwheat +
(2500-)2800-3500 m +
Sandy granitic slopes, high-elevation meadow and sagebrush communities, subalpine to alpine conifer woodlands +
Flowering Jul–Aug. +
Leafl. W. Bot. +
Oxytheca spergulina +
Eriogonum spergulinum var. pratense +
Eriogonum spergulinum +
variety +