Eriogonum heracleoides

Parsnipflower buckwheat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species: E. heracleoides
Binomial name
Eriogonum heracleoides
Nutt.

Eriogonum heracleoides (common names parsnipflower buckwheat, whorled buckwheat, and Wyeth buckwheat[1]) has many flowering clusters that are cream or off-white in color. Its usual habitat is rocky areas such as sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forests. Parsnipflower buckwheat is in the genus Eriogonum and the family Polygonaceae which is a family of plants known as the "knotweed family". It inhabits much of the western part of the United States.

Description

The parsnipflower buckwheat is a perennial flowering plant with flowers measuring 4–9 mm. It has leaves in loose rosettes, covered with soft hairs measuring 0.5–3 cm. The hairs feel woolly and matted and cover both sides of the leaf.[2]) The flowers have one carpel (achenes). Parsnipflower buckwheat has a whorled arrangement of leaves at midpoint of the stem. It blooms in early to mid summer. It attracts butterflies, bees, insects, and birds and is the host plant for several Palouse butterflies.[3])

References

  1. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. "Parshipflower buckwheat" (PDF). Plant Guide.
  2. ↑ Floras Flora in North America. "Parsnipflower buckwheat".
  3. ↑ Thorn Creek Thorn Creek Native Seed. "Wyeth buckwheat".

Further reading

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