Eriogonum bicolor
| Eriogonum bicolor | |
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| Growing in Wayne County, Utah | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum bicolor | |
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Eriogonum bicolor, the pretty buckwheat, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family.
Description
E. bicolor is a perennial herbaceous shrub which grows up to 10 cm (4 in) tall and 30 cm (12 in) across. The pink and white flowers are approximately .75 cm (0.30 in) wide and occur between April and July.[3]
Taxonomy
The botanist Marcus E. Jones scientifically described this species in the Eriogonum in 1893, naming it Eriogonum bicolor. The botanist Susan Gabriella Stokes proposed classifying it as a subspecies of Eriogonum microtheca in 1936, but this has not been accepted. Together with its genus it is part of the Polygonaceae family.[2]
Range
This shrub is found in central Utah and far western Colorado.[4]
Environment
It grows in silty, sandy or heavy clay washes, flats and slopes, saltbush and blackbrush communities, juniper or pinyon-juniper woodlands between the altitudes of 1,300 m (4,265 ft) and 2,300 m (7,546 ft).[5]
References
- ↑ NatureServe (31 July 2026). "Eriogonum bicolor". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Eriogonum bicolor M.E.Jones". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network -NPIN: Eriogonum bicolor".
- ↑ "USDA Plants Profile for Eriogonum bicolor (Pretty buckwheat)".
- ↑ "Flora of North America Eriogonum bicolor".
External links
- iNaturalist Plants Profile for Eriogonum bicolor (Pretty buckwheat)
- World Flora Online (2024) Eriogonum bicolor M.E.Jones.