Eriogonum microthecum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.

(not an active name)

Great basin buckwheat, Slender buckwheat

2010 Jean Pawek

2017 Adam Chasey

2012 Barry Breckling

2005 Steve Matson

2013 Jean Pawek

Eriogonum microthecum is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Eriogonum microtheca


	Plant Range Observation Search ~775 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. alpinum ... var. corymbosoides ... var. johnstonii ... var. lacus-ursi ... var. lapidicola ... var. panamintense ... var. schoolcraftii
Genus:	Eriogonum
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


Calflora	Eriogonum effusum
JEF	Eriogonum microtheca

Information about Eriogonum microthecum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ERMI4) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).