Eriogonum heermannii var. humilius

Heermann's great basin wild buckwheat, Heermann's Great Basin Wild Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Heermann's great basin wild buckwheat is a California native shrub found in central and eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, eastern Sierra Nevada, and northern Desert Mountains in gravelly habitats at elevations of 1,100 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from June to October, this plant produces delicate white flowers in rounded clusters 5 to 20 centimeters wide. Growing as a low, spreading shrub 3 to 7 decimeters tall with a broad 5 to 12 decimeter diameter, it forms a compact and dense ground-covering shape. Its small leaves are 0.8 to 1.5 centimeters long and 0.4 to 0.8 centimeters wide, varying from hairy to smooth. The plant's smooth, round branches and compact white flower clusters create an elegant, low-growing appearance in rocky, high-elevation landscapes.

Habitat: Common. Gravel

Bloom period: Jun-Oct

Elevation: 1100-2500 m

Bioregions: c&amps SNH (e slope), SNE, n DMtns

California counties: Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino

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