Eriogonum umbellatum var. glaberrimum

Warner mountains buckwheat, Warner Mountains Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Warner mountains buckwheat is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the Warner Mountains in sandy or gravelly habitats at elevations of 1,600 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces cream to white flowers in delicate umbel clusters. Growing as a low-spreading mat 3 to 8 meters in diameter with smooth, glabrous stems 10 to 20 centimeters tall, it forms a compact ground-hugging form. Its leaves are small and glabrous, measuring 1 to 2 centimeters long and 0.3 to 1 centimeter wide, creating a fine-textured green groundcover. The plant's involucre tubes are 4 to 5 millimeters long with distinctive teeth 1 to 3.5 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Sand or gravel

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: 1600-2300 m

Bioregions: Wrn

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