Eriogonum baileyi
| Eriogonum baileyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. baileyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum baileyi | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Eriogonum baileyi is a species of wild buckwheat that is commonly known as Bailey's buckwheat. It is native to the western United States, where it is a common member of the flora in several types of sandy habitat, such as desert and sagebrush.[4] Eriogonum baileyi is an annual herb.[5] It produces a spreading to erect, often wool-coated stem up to about half a meter tall. Leaves are woolly, round and located at the base of the plant. The inflorescence is a branching cyme bearing many clusters of flowers. The individual flowers are 1 to 2 millimeters wide and white or pink in color.[4]
Taxonomy
The botanist Sereno Watson scientifically described and named Eriogonum baileyi in 1875. It was reclassified as a subspecies of Eriogonum vimineum in 1936 by Susan Gabriella Stokes and as a variety in 1952 by Ray Joseph Davis, but these have not become accepted by other botanists. It is classified in the Eriogonum genus as part of the Polygonaceae family. The species has two accepted varieties.[6]
- Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi – Native to California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho[2]
- Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens – Native to northeast California, Nevada, and Idaho[3]
Eriogonum baileyi has 11 synonyms of the species or one of its two varieties.[6][2][3]
| Name | Year | Rank | Synonym of: | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriogonum baileyi var. divaricatum (Gand.) Reveal | 1968 | variety | var. praebens | = het. |
| Eriogonum baileyi var. porphyreticum S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones | 1903 | variety | var. baileyi | = het. |
| Eriogonum commixtum Greene ex Tidestr. | 1923 | species | var. praebens | = het. |
| Eriogonum praebens Gand. | 1906 | species | var. praebens | ≡ hom. |
| Eriogonum praebens var. divaricatum Gand. | 1906 | variety | var. praebens | = het. |
| Eriogonum restioides Gand. | 1906 | species | var. baileyi | = het. |
| Eriogonum vimineum subsp. baileyi (S.Watson) S.Stokes | 1936 | subspecies | E. baileyi | ≡ hom. |
| Eriogonum vimineum var. baileyi (S.Watson) R.J.Davis | 1952 | variety | E. baileyi | ≡ hom. |
| Eriogonum vimineum var. multiradiatum S.Stokes | 1936 | variety | var. baileyi | = het. |
| Eriogonum vimineum var. porphyreticum (S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones) S.Stokes | 1936 | variety | var. baileyi | = het. |
| Eriogonum vimineum var. restioides (Gand.) S.Stokes | 1936 | variety | var. baileyi | = het. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym; = heterotypic synonym | ||||
References
- ↑ NatureServe (31 July 2026). "Eriogonum baileyi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 POWO (2026). "Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 POWO (2026). "Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens (Gand.) Reveal". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Bailey's Buckwheat, Eriogonum baileyi". calscape.org.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
- 1 2 POWO (2026). "Eriogonum baileyi S.Watson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
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