Eriogonum umbellatum speciosum (Eriogonum umbellatum speciosum)

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Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Gray-Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Slow Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 1 Height, Mature (feet) 1.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Rounded Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 140 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.5 pH, Maximum 9.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1212 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 4850 Precipitation, Minimum 8 Precipitation, Maximum 18 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance High Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) 7 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 209500 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. sulphur-flower buckwheat ERUM Cultivar: Sierra Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Gray-Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Slow Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 1 Height, Mature (feet) 1.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Rounded Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance High Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 140 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.5 pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1200 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 4800 Precipitation, Minimum 14 Precipitation, Maximum 40 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance High Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -13 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 209500 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No