A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Polygonaceae » Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale
Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby ex Coville) M.E. Jones[FNA5, HC, HC2]
Sierra cushion buckwheat
Publication: Contr. W. Bot. 11: 8. 1903.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA5: "Variety nivale is the common high-elevation expression of the species in desert ranges of the Great Basin and in the Sierra-Cascade cordillera. In northwestern Washington, some plants of var. nivale have scapes to 13 cm (especially in Chelan County). They are well removed from var. purpureum, and have the dense, almost brilliant white tomentum of var. nivale."
Last updated 6/8/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Eriogonum nivale Canby ex Coville
Eriogonum rhodanthum A. Nelson & P.B. Kenn.
