Eriogonum deserticola Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum deserticola S. Watson

Colorado desert buckwheat

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2008 Michael Charters

2010 Neal Kramer

Eriogonum deserticola is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Eriogonum
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Eriogonum deserticola from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERDE9) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/04/2023).