Eriogonum tenellum var. tenellum

Common names: Tall wild buckwheat
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 400.

Plants 1–5 dm. Caudex stems compact. Leaves basal; blade usually elliptic, 0.3–1.5 × 0.3–1 cm. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering May–Nov.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, mesquite, and sagebrush communities, oak and conifer woodlands
Elevation: 900-2200 m

Distribution

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Colo., N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila).

Discussion

Variety tenellum is common and widespread throughout its northern range in southeastern Colorado, New Mexico, western Oklahoma, and northern and western Texas. Outlying populations, extending northward from Mexico, enter the flora area in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and Webb County, Texas.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
Torrey +
Eriogonum sect. Ganysma +
Tall wild buckwheat +
Colo. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua +  and Coahuila). +
900-2200 m +
Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, mesquite, and sagebrush communities, oak and conifer woodlands +
Flowering May–Nov. +
Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York +
Illustrated +
Eriogonum tenellum var. tenellum +
Eriogonum tenellum +
variety +