Status: Native
Synonyms:
By var., see Allred
Eriogonum alatum is unusual among wild buckwheat in that it can grow to five or six feet tall. The flowers are born in a very loose apical panicle. They are very small, only a few millimeters across. The leaves are mostly basal, with several feet of stout stem above. The word "alatum" means winged, and describes the fruit which is three sided and wing-margined.
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Eriogonum alatum, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Tyrone-Thompson Road, June 13, 2007
Eriogonum alatum, detail of basal leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Tyrone-Thompson Road, June 13, 2007
Eriogonum alatum, detail of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Rte. 828 (Jack's Peak East), Sept. 14, 2007
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