''Eriogonum thomasii'' is a species of
wild buckwheat known by the common name Thurber's buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of North America in
Arizona
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,
California
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,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
and three desert states of Mexico,
where it is common to abundant in many areas.
Description
It is a thin annual herb growing up to 40 centimeters tall, with a basal rosette of rounded to oval leaves around the stem.
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 an open array of stem branches bearing clusters of tiny white to pink flowers.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
thurberi
Flora of California
Flora of Arizona
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of Baja California
Flora of Baja California Sur
Flora of Sonora
Flora of the California desert regions
Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of the Colorado Desert
Natural history of the Mojave Desert
Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Plants described in 1859
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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