''Eriogonum abertianum'', with the common names Abert's buckwheat and Abert wild buckwheat, is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the family
Polygonaceae
The Polygonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants known Common name, informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The Botanical name, name is Basionym, based on the genus ''Polygonum'', ...
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[Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network -NPIN: ''Eriogonum abertianum'']
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Distribution
This annual herb is native to: Northern Mexico
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in Coahuila
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, Chihuahua, Sonora
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, and San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí.
It ...
states; and the Southwestern United States
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within Arizona
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, New Mexico
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, and Texas
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.[SEINet.org: ''Eriogonum abertianum'']
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It grows from in elevation. Habitats it is found in include the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert () is a hot desert and ecoregion in North America that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the Southwestern United States (in Arizona and California). It ...
.[Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ]
Description
''Eriogonum abertianum'' grows from in height and width.[
Its leaves are tomentose, and greenish, tawny, or reddish on both surfaces (1-4 × 1-3 cm).][
The 3–4.5 mm flowers are white, pink, or yellow.][ It bloom period is year round.][
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Pollinator plant
This species is a food source for adult Crescent Metalmark butterflies ('' Apodemia phyciodoides'').[ It is also of special value to native bees.][
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See also
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References
External links
SEINet, Arizona Chapter: photo gallery of ''Eriogonum abertianum''
abertianum
Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert
Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
Flora of Arizona
Flora of Chihuahua (state)
Flora of Coahuila
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of San Luis Potosí
Flora of Sonora
Flora of Texas
Taxa named by John Torrey
Butterfly food plants
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