''Eriogonum exilifolium'' is a species of flowering plant in the

buckwheat family The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 ...

known by the common name dropleaf buckwheat. It is native to

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

and

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

in the United States.''Eriogonum exilifolium''.
NatureServe.Anderson, D.G. (2006, January 27)
''Eriogonum exilifolium'' Reveal (dropleaf buckwheat): A technical conservation assessment.
nline USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. This species is a mat-forming herb growing up to about 10 centimeters tall. The leaves, located around the base of the plant, are linear or lance-shaped and measure up to 6 centimeters long. They are white and woolly on the undersides but green and mostly hairless on the upper surfaces. 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 cluster of white flowers.''Eriogonum exilifolium''.
Flora of North America. This species was long confused with ''

Eriogonum pauciflorum ''Eriogonum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae. The genus is found in North America and is known as wild buckwheat. This is a highly species-rich genus, and indications are that active speciation is continuing. It incl ...

'', a more common species, and it got its own name in 1967. It is closely related to ''

Eriogonum coloradense ''Eriogonum coloradense'' is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name Colorado buckwheat. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States.endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

'' Phacelia formosula''.

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External links

USDA Plants Profile for ''Eriogonum exilifolium''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5389374 exilifolium Flora of Colorado Flora of Wyoming Endemic flora of the United States Plants described in 1967