Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Douglas ex Benth. var. sphaerocephalum

Rock buckwheat, Round headed buckwheat

Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~21 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Eriogonum sphaerocephalum
Genus:	Eriogonum
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eriogonum ellipticum var. megacephalum
JEF	Eriogonum geniculatum
PLANTS	Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. brevifolium
JEF + PLANTS	Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. geniculatum
JEF + PLANTS	Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. megacephalum

Information about Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERSPS4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/11/2025).