''Eriogonum plumatella'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name yucca buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States.

Description

This is an erect

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

reaching a maximum of about 60 centimeters in height and having a narrow, nonspreading profile. Its branching

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

has small, woolly, oval-shaped leaves each about a centimeter long. The top of the plant is occupied by flower clusters which sometimes appear as though arranged in horizontal layers. The flowers are generally pale yellow or white. left, 240px, Yucca Buckwheat flowers opening, Joshua Tree, California, 2015

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Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Eriogonum plumatella''''Eriogonum plumatella'' - Photo gallery
plumatella Flora of Arizona Flora of Nevada Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Great Basin Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polygonaceae-stub