Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Eriogonum wrightii Torrey ex Bentham
(Wright Buckwheat, Wright's Wild Buckwheat)

Family: Polygonaceae

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 leaves are ovate to elliptic. The flowers are white, with pink anthers. Eriogonum wrightii is found at lower and middle elevations.
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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

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