Eriogonum reniforme
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Eriogonum reniforme is a species of wild buckwheat
known by the common name kidney-leaf buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States in California
, Arizona
, and Nevada
, and its range may extend into Mexico.
The naked reddish inflorescence
is dotted with whitish glands. It bears small clusters of flowers which are yellow at first and then become red. They have tepal
s of different shapes, with the inner ones somewhat elongated.
Eriogonum
Eriogonum is the scientific name for 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...
known by the common name kidney-leaf buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, and Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, and its range may extend into Mexico.
Description
This is an annual herb ranging in maximum height from 5 to 40 centimeters. Its leaves are located at its base and are rounded to spade-shaped, not always kidney-shaped, and are woolly and one or two centimeters long.The naked reddish inflorescence
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. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is dotted with whitish glands. It bears small clusters of flowers which are yellow at first and then become red. They have tepal
Tepal
Tepals are elements of the perianth, or outer part of a flower, which include the petals or sepals. The term tepal is more often applied specifically when all segments of the perianth are of similar shape and color, or undifferentiated, which is called perigone...
s of different shapes, with the inner ones somewhat elongated.