Eriogonum microtheca var. laxiflorum

Great basin wild buckwheat, Great Basin Wild Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Great basin wild buckwheat is a California native shrub found in the eastern Sierra Nevada and Great Basin regions on sandy, gravelly, or rocky terrain at elevations of 1,500 to 3,200 meters. Flowering from June to October, this plant produces white to pink or rose-colored flowers in delicate clusters 2 to 4 centimeters long. Growing as a compact subshrub 20 to 40 centimeters tall with a spread of 30 to 80 centimeters, it develops dense, woolly stems and branches. Its narrow leaves, measuring 1 to 2 centimeters long and 2 to 6 millimeters wide, are covered in soft, felt-like hair on both surfaces. The small fruits are approximately 2 to 3 millimeters long, complementing the plant's intricate texture and form.

Habitat: Common. Sand, gravel or rocks

Bloom period: Jun-Oct

Elevation: (400)1500-3200 m

Bioregions: SNH (e slope), GB

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