''Eriogonum vimineum'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name wickerstem buckwheat. It is native to the Northwestern United States,

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where it is common to abundant in many types of habitat, including the

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Description

''Eriogonum vimineum'' is a slender annual herb producing flowering stems up to about 30 centimeters tall surrounded at the bases by rosettes of rounded to oval leaves. The

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 ...

is a wide open array of branches lined with clusters of pink to yellowish or white flowers striped with darker midribs.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Eriogonum vimineum''''Eriogonum vimineum'' - Photo gallery
vimineum Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polygonaceae-stub