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Last updated 6/7/2020 by David Giblin.
Eriogonum flavum Nutt. var. piperi (Greene) M.E. Jones[FNA5, HC, HC2]
Piper's buckwheat, yellow buckwheat

Publication: Contr. W. Bot. 11: 7. 1903.

Origin: Native

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: FNA5: "Variety piperi is the common and widespread phase of the species, found mainly west of the Continental Divide in southern Alberta, southern British Columbia, eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana south into northeastern Oregon and northwestern Wyoming. It is only slightly variable, the major exception being depauperate individuals at high elevations in harsh exposures; these have been recognized by some as var. polyphyllum. The length of the stipelike base shortens from west to east, but only rarely are individuals in Montana troublesome to place either here or in var. flavum. The plants do well in cultivation and are now widely available."

References: (none)

Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Eriogonum flavum Nutt. ssp. piperi (Greene) S. Stokes
Eriogonum piperi Greene