Eriogonum nutans var. nutans Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum nutans Torr. & A. Gray var. nutans

Dugway buckwheat, Nodding buckwheat

2012 Steve Matson

Eriogonum nutans var. nutans is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~22 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eriogonum cernuum var. purpurascens
JEF + PLANTS	Eriogonum deflexum ssp. ultrum
JEF + PLANTS	Eriogonum nutans var. brevipedicellatum
CNPS	Eriogonum nutans
JEF	Eriogonum rubiflorum

Information about Eriogonum nutans var. nutans from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERNUN2) 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 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).