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Eriogonum marifolium
marum-leaf wild buckwheat, mountain buckwheat
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Distribution: Reported from east of the Cascades crest in Washington, but no specimens seen; central Washington to California, east to northwestern Nevada.

Habitat: Gravelly flats in lodgepole and ponderosa pine forests to alpine ridges and talus slopes.

Flowers: June-August

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Review Group 1 in Washington (WANHP)

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, butterflies, beetles, wasps

Description:
General:

Dioecious perennial with a strong taproot and trailing to weakly ascending branches up to 3 dm. long.

Leaves:

Leaves alternate, numerous, 2-4 cm. long, the blade rhombic to obovate-oblanceolate, grayish-woolly beneath, tapered to a slender petiole.

Flowers:

Inflorescence a 3- to 7-rayed umbel, from subcapitate to 5 cm. broad, subtended by a whorl of 3-7 linear-lanceolate bracts; involucres broadly top-shaped, woolly, 3 mm. long, the 5 teeth 0.5 mm. long; perianth pale to deep yellow, glabrous, 3 mm. long, with a stipitate base 0.5 mm. long; filaments bearded on the lower half.

Fruits:

Achene exceeding the perianth.

Accepted Name:
Eriogonum marifolium Torr. & A. Gray
Publication: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 8: 161. 1870.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Infraspecies:
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Eriogonum marifolium in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

WA Flora Checklist: Eriogonum marifolium checklist entry

OregonFlora: Eriogonum marifolium information

E-Flora BC: Eriogonum marifolium atlas page

CalPhotos: Eriogonum marifolium photos

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