Erigonum longifolium var. longifolium
(Longleaf Buckwheat)
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium, Lubbock Lake Landmark 2743
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium, Lubbock Lake Landmark 2740
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium, Lubbock Lake Landmark 2726
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium, Lubbock Lake Landmark 2748
| Scientific Name | Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium (Eriogonum longifolium var. lindheimeri) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ERLOL4 |
| Common Name | Longleaf Buckwheat | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 195518 |
| Family | Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy or calcareous clay soils on flats, slopes, and outcrops in mixed grassland, creosote bush and mesquite communities, oak and conifer woodlands; 200 to 4300 ft. Plant: Tall, leafy perennial 3 to 6 ft. tall; single-stemmed at the base, becoming branched above; stems with pubescent hairs. Leaves: Basal leaves oblong to lanceolate or oblanceolate very short to 7 inches long and up to 1-inch wide; on petioles 1-1/2 to 4 inches long; stem leaves are smaller and sessile; blades are woolly-hairy beneath, upper surfaces the same or nearly smooth. Inflorescence: In about the upper third of the plant and along several branches that repeatedly fork, clusters of small flowers at ends of branch tips and in axils; each flower about 1/4-inch across or less and has a perianth deeply divided into 6 lanceolate to narrowly elliptic yellowish-green lobes with white, hairy edges; very hairy backsides; 6 protruding stamens with beige anthers and one pistil. Bloom Period: June to October. References: Vascular Plants of Williamson County by A.C. Gibson and Flora of North America; E. longifolium var. lindheimeri in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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