Calflora Taxon Report
Eriogonum umbellatum  Torr.  var. speciosum  (Drew) S. Stokes
Showy sulfur buckwheat,   Sulphur flower buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. speciosum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Eriogonum umbellatum
Genus: Eriogonum
Family: Polygonaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 4.2 - broad endemic / strong indicator
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFEriogonum speciosum
Information about Eriogonum umbellatum var. speciosum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ERUMS3)

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