Eriogonum umbellatum var. juniporinum

Juniper sulphur-flowered buckwheat, Juniper Sulphur-Flowered Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Juniper sulphur-flowered buckwheat is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native shrub found in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains in sandy or gravelly habitats at elevations of 1,300 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from June to October, this plant produces cream to pale yellow flowers sometimes tinged with white, arranged in complex umbel-like clusters with delicate branching. Growing 4 to 8 decimeters tall with a spread of 5 to 10 decimeters, the shrub has woody stems that can be hairy or smooth. Its small leaves are relatively compact, measuring 1 to 2 centimeters long and 0.5 to 1 centimeter wide, with a variable surface texture ranging from hairy to glabrous. The compact flowering heads feature involucre tubes 3 to 3.5 millimeters long with small teeth 1 to 2.5 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Sand or gravel

Bloom period: Jun-Oct

Elevation: 1300-2300 m

Bioregions: e DMtns (e San Bernardino Co.)

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