Eriogonum umbellatum var. speciosum Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. speciosum (Drew) S. Stokes

Showy sulfur buckwheat, Sulphur flower buckwheat

2015 Steve Matson

2009 Zoya Akulova

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~23 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


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

Ultramafic affinity: 4.2 - broad endemic / strong indicator

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eriogonum speciosum

Information about Eriogonum umbellatum var. speciosum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERUMS3) 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
photos / record / common / links

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).