Eriogonum heracleoides

Eriogonum heracleoides (common names; parsnipflower buckwheat, whorled buckwheat, and Wyeth buckwheat[1]) is a plant of western North America that has many flowering clusters which are usually cream colored, or off-white. It can usually be found in rocky areas, such as sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forests. Parsnipflower buckwheat is in the genus Eriogonum and the family Polygonaceae, which is a family of plants known as the "knotweed family". It inhabits much of the western part of the United States and southern British Columbia.[2][3]

Eriogonum heracleoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species:
E. heracleoides
Binomial name
Eriogonum heracleoides

Description

The parsnipflower buckwheat is an erect herbaceous perennial plant rarely more than 40 cm (15.7 in) tall. Its white, light yellow or sometimes pinkish flowers measure 4–9 mm (0.2–0.4 in). The leaves are arranged in loose rosettes, covered with soft hairs measuring 5–30 mm (0.2–1.2 in). The hairs feel woolly and matted, and cover both sides of the leaf.[4] The flowers have one carpel (achene). Parsnipflower buckwheat has a whorled arrangement of leaves at midpoint of the stem.[5][6] It blooms in early to mid summer. It attracts butterflies, bees, insects, and birds and is the host plant for several Palouse butterflies.[7])

References
  1. United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. "Parsnipflower buckwheat" (PDF). Plant Guide.
  2. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2020). "Eriogonum heracleoides". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. USDA, NRCS. (2020). "Eriogonum heracleoides". The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  4. Floras Flora in North America. "Parsnipflower buckwheat".
  5. Klinkenberg, Brian (Editor) (2020). "Eriogonum heracleoides". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Retrieved 2020-09-22.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. Giblin, David (Editor) (2020). "Eriogonum heracleoides". WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved 2020-09-22.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  7. Thorn Creek Thorn Creek Native Seed. "Wyeth buckwheat".

Further reading
  • Daniel E. Moerman (2009). "Eriogonum heracleoides". Native American Medicinal Plants: an ethnobotanical dictionary. Portland, OR / London: Timber Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-88192-987-4.
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