Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi (Dune Buckwheat)

Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi (Dune Buckwheat)

Family
POLYGONACEAE
Common Name
Dune Buckwheat
Agency Status
USFWS State of NM USFS BLM Navajo Nation State Rank Global Rank R-E-D Code NMRPTC Status Strategy Status
S2? G5T3?
Distribution
Sand, desert shrub and juniper communities at 1,400 to 1,830 m (4,700 to 6,000 ft) in Garfield, Kane, San Juan, and Wayne counties in southeastern Utah.
Remarks
Described from four counties in Utah. Rather weakly separated from two other varieties. Not worth our time.
Important Literature

Welsh, S.L., D. Atwood, S. Goodrich and L. C. Higgins. 1987. Great basin naturalist memoirs: A Utah flora.

Information Compiled By
Jack Carter 1997

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