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Eriogonum parishii  S. Watson
Mountainmist,   Parish's buckwheat
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Eriogonum parishii is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
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Genus: Eriogonum
Family: Polygonaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about  Eriogonum parishii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ERPA6)

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[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: It is found mainly in southern California, where it grows in many of the mountain ranges from the Sierra Nevada, White Mountains and Inyo Mountains, west through the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges. It is also known from the southern Peninsular Ranges in Baja California, and in Yavapai County, Arizona. It grows in various types of mountain slope habitat, such as sagebrush and chaparral, generally on granite sands. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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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: 03/31/2025).