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Eriogonum flavum
Eriogonum flavum Nutt.
Alpine Golden Buckwheat, Yellow Buckwheat
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ERFL4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Mat-forming. Up to about 8 inches tall when flowering.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , ND , NE , OR , SD , WA , WYCanada: AB , SK
Growing Conditions
Soil Moisture: DryValue to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesSupports Conservation Biological Control
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Find Seed or Plants
View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.
Web Reference
Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of WashingtonWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Eriogonum flavum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Eriogonum flavum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum flavum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-11-09Research By: TWC Staff