''Eriogonum bicolor'', the pretty 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'', ...
.
Description
''E. bicolor'' is a perennial herbaceous shrub which grows up to tall and across. The pink and white flowers are approximately wide and occur between April and July.
Range
This shrub is found in central Utah and far western Colorado.
Environment
It grows in silty, sandy or heavy clay washes, flats and slopes, saltbush and blackbrush communities, juniper or pinyon-juniper woodlands between the altitudes of and .
References
External links
iNaturalist Plants Profile for ''Eriogonum bicolor'' (Pretty buckwheat)World Flora Online (2024) ''Eriogonum bicolor M.E.Jones''.
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Flora of Utah
Flora of Colorado
Plants described in 1893
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