Eriogonum tenellum var. ramosissimum

Bentham

in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 20. 1856.

Common names: Granite Mountain wild buckwheat
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 400.

Plants 3–4 dm. Caudex stems spreading. Leaves sheathing up stems; blade elliptic to deltoid, 0.3–1.2 × 0.2–0.7 cm. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Dec.
Habitat: Granitic flat outcrops, ledges, and crevices, mixed grassland and mesquite communities, juniper and oak woodlands
Elevation: 200-600 m

Discussion

Variety ramosissimum is restricted to the “Hill Country” in Burnet, Gillespie, Llano, and Mason counties of central Texas, where it can be locally common.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
Bentham +
Eriogonum sect. Ganysma +
Granite Mountain wild buckwheat +
200-600 m +
Granitic flat outcrops, ledges, and crevices, mixed grassland and mesquite communities, juniper and oak woodlands +
Flowering Apr–Dec. +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Eriogonum tenellum var. ramosissimum +
Eriogonum tenellum +
variety +