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Volcanic Buckwheat (Eriogonum lemmonii)

Description

An erect annual averaging 2.3 dm high with a basal rosette of leaves and tiny, pink, red or yellow flowers in May and June.Rolling hills on weathered tuff, fine, light colored, sandy loam, and silt loam. 1280-1450 m elevation.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Polygonaceae

              • Genus: Eriogonum