Eriogonum umbellatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

Sulphur buckwheat, Sulphur flower buckwheat

2021 Julie A. Kierstead

2003 Christopher L. Christie

2018 Cynthia Powell

2015 Jim Bearden

2005 Steven Perkins

2012 Barry Rice

Eriogonum umbellatum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. ahartii ... var. argus ... var. bahiiforme ... var. canifolium ... var. chlorothamnus ... var. covillei ... var. dichrocephalum ... var. dumosum ... var. furcosum ... var. glaberrimum ... var. goodmanii ... var. humistratum ... var. juniporinum ... var. lautum ... var. minus ... var. modocense ... var. munzii ... var. nelsoniorum ... var. nevadense ... var. polyanthum ... var. smallianum ... var. speciosum ... var. subaridum ... var. torreyanum ... var. versicolor
Genus:	Eriogonum
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Alpine Fell-fields, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Eriogonum umbellatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERUM) 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/05/2023).