Eriogonum bicolor, the pretty buckwheat, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae.
| Eriogonum bicolor | |
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| growing in Wayne County, Utah | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum bicolor M.E.Jones
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Description
editE. bicolor is a perennial herbaceous shrub which grows up to 10 cm (4 in) tall and 30 cm (12 in) across. The pink and white flowers are approximately .75 cm (0.30 in) wide and occur between April and July.[1]
Range
editThis shrub is found in central Utah and far western Colorado.[2]
Environment
editIt grows in silty, sandy or heavy clay washes, flats and slopes, saltbush and blackbrush communities, juniper or pinyon-juniper woodlands between the altitudes of 1,300 m (4,265 ft) and 2,300 m (7,546 ft).[3]
References
editExternal links
edit- iNaturalist Plants Profile for Eriogonum bicolor (Pretty buckwheat)
- World Flora Online (2024) Eriogonum bicolor M.E.Jones.
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