Status: Native
Synonyms:
Eriogonum trachygonum Torrey ex Bentham subsp. wrightii (Torrey) Stokes
Eriogonum wrightii is the most common middle elevation member of this genus in the Gila National Forest. It has gray green
woolly stems and leaves. The tomentose leaves are ovate to elliptic. The flowers are white, with pink anthers. Eriogonum wrightii is found at lower and middle elevations. The genus Eriogonum does not have a sheathing stipule like some other members of the Polygonaceae.
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Eriogonum wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area River Overlook, October 6, 2009
Eriogonum wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Tyrone Thompson Road
Eriogonum wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., CD trail at Rte. 90, Oct. 25, 2008
Eriogonum wrightii, raceme like flowering branch, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area River Overlook, October 6, 2009
Eriogonum wrightii, tomentose leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area River Overlook, October 6, 2009
Eriogonum wrightii, closeup of tomentose leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road south of Silver City, February 12, 2010
Eriogonum wrightii, closeup of stipule, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, along Hwy 152, September 27, 2010
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