''Eriogonum gracile'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name slender woolly buckwheat.Flora of North America: ''Eriogonum gracile''
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Distribution

The annual plant is native to

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, where it is widespread across the state except the deserts, and to parts of

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in northwestern Mexico. It grows in many types of habitat, including

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, montane, woodland, and grasslands. It is often found on

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soils, and also in sandy places.

Distribution

''Eriogonum gracile'' is an annual herb which is quite variable in appearance. It grows erect to decumbent with a slender, branching stem 10 to 70 centimeters long, sometimes with a thick coat of woolly fibers and sometimes nearly hairless. The oblong leaves are borne on short petioles, the largest at the base of the plant with blades approaching 6 centimeters long. There are usually leaves along the lower part of the stem. The leaves are woolly in texture, at least on the undersides. The flowering stem is lined with small clusters of hairless flowers in shades of pink, yellow, or white.

References

External links

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Jepson Manual Treatment of ''Eriogonum gracile''''Eriogonum gracile'' — U.C. Photo gallery
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gracile Gracility is slenderness, the condition of being gracile, which means slender. It derives from the Latin adjective ''gracilis'' (masculine or feminine), or ''gracile'' ( neuter), which in either form means slender, and when transferred for examp ...