''Eriogonum palmerianum'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Palmer's buckwheat. It is native to the Southwestern region of the United States and Great Basin region, where it grows in many types of desert and

sagebrush Sagebrush is the common name of several woody and herbaceous species of plants in the genus '' Artemisia''. The best known sagebrush is the shrub '' Artemisia tridentata''. Sagebrushes are native to the North American west. Following is an al ...

plateau habitat.

Description

This is an annual herb producing an erect stem up to 30 centimeters tall which is coated in woolly fibers. The leaves are located around the base of the stem and are borne on short petioles. The upper part of the stem spreads into an

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...

lined with clusters of small white, yellow, or pink flowers.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - ''Eriogonum palmerianum''''Eriogonum palmerianum'' - Photo gallery
palmerianum Flora of the Southwestern United States Flora of Northwestern Mexico Flora of Nevada Flora of the Great Basin Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polygonaceae-stub