Eriogonum Libertini
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''Eriogonum libertini'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Dubakella Mountain buckwheat. This uncommon plant is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
where it grows in the rocky serpentine terrain of the southern
Klamath Mountains The Klamath Mountains are a rugged and lightly populated mountain range in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in the western United States. As a mountain system within both the greater Pacific Coast Ranges and the California Coast R ...
and nearby ranges. It is named for the local peak Dubakella Mountain.


Description

This is a squat mountain plant forming leafy mats up to half a meter wide with spindly erect
inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...
s up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are woolly and pale green to silver. The clusters of flowers atop the inflorescences are bright yellow.


External links


Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Eriogonum libertini''''Eriogonum libertini'' — Photo gallery
libertini Endemic flora of California Flora of the Klamath Mountains Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polygonaceae-stub