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longleaf buckwheat, longleaf eriogonum, longleaf wild buckwheat

hawkweed wild buckwheat

Habit Herbs, 3–20 × 1.5–8 dm, tomentose or nearly glabrous. Herbs, polycarpic, 4–7 dm, strigose; taproot not chambered.
Stems

caudex compact;

aerial flowering stems usually 2–5, not fistulose, 3.5–5.5 dm, strigose.

Aerial flowering stems

erect, 2–17 dm, occasionally finely striated or grooved.

Leaves

petiole 5–20 cm;

blade lanceolate or oblanceolate to oblong, 0.5–20 × 0.3–2.5(–3) cm, tomentose abaxially, less so to floccose or glabrous adaxially.

basal and cauline;

basal petiolate, petiole 0.5–5 cm, strigose, blade oblanceolate to spatulate, 3–15 × 0.5–2(–2.5) cm, sparsely to densely strigose on both surfaces;

cauline sessile, blade oblanceolate, 0.5–5(–6) × 0.3–1 cm, similar to basal blade.

Inflorescences

5–50(–80) × 5–50 cm;

bracts 3, scalelike, usually triangular, 1–5 mm.

0.4–1.5(–1.8) dm;

branches strigose;

bracts scalelike, 2–8 × 1–3 mm.

Peduncles

0.3–3 cm, thinly tomentose or nearly glabrous.

erect, straight, 0.5–3(–3.5) cm, strigose.

Involucres

turbinate to campanulate, 3–7 × 1.5–6 mm;

teeth 0.2–0.8 mm.

turbinate-campanulate to campanulate, 2.5–4 × 2.5–5 mm, hirsute to strigose;

teeth 0.5–1.5 mm.

Flowers

5–15 mm, including (0.5–)1–4(–7) mm stipelike base;

perianth yellow, densely white- to silvery-tomentose abaxially;

tepals monomorphic, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic;

stamens 1.7–2.5 mm;

filaments glabrous.

1.5–2.5 mm in anthesis, 3–5 mm in fruit;

perianth yellow in anthesis, reddish in fruit, pilose abaxially;

tepals narrowly ovate;

stamens 2–3 mm;

filaments pilose proximally.

Achenes

brown, 4–6 mm, densely tomentose.

yellowish green to light brown, 4.5–6 mm, strigose, 3-winged along distal 1/2, nearly beakless.

2n

= 40.

Eriogonum longifolium

Eriogonum hieracifolium

Phenology Flowering Jun–Oct.
Habitat Sandy to gravelly, often calcareous flats and slopes, grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, and mesquite communities, oak, juniper, and montane conifer woodlands
Elevation (900-)1300-2600 m ((3000-)4300-8500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; FL; KS; KY; LA; MO; NM; OK; TN; TX
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from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico (Chihuahua)
Discussion

Varieties 3 (3 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Eriogonum hieracifolium is widely scattered from east-central Arizona (Apache, Gila, Graham, and Navajo counties) and adjacent west-central and southern New Mexico (Bernalillo, Catron, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Lincoln, Otero, and Sierra counties) into Texas (Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Pecos, and Presidio counties). The species occurs in northeastern Chihuahua, Mexico, as well. Similar plants found near La Linda in Coahuila appear to represent a different taxon, as their vegetative structures are tomentose rather than strigose.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Flowers 8-15 mm, including 2-4(-7) mm stipelike base; involucres 6-7 mm; c Florida
var. gnaphalifolium
1. Flowers 5-11 mm, including 0.5-2.5 mm stipelike base; involucres 3-6 mm; not of c Florida
→ 2
2. Involucres 4-6 mm; flowers 5-11 mm, including (0.5-)1-2.5 mm stipelike base; s Arkansas, s Kansas, wc Louisiana, sw Missouri, se New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
var. longifolium
2. Involucres 3-3.5 mm; flowers 5-7 mm, including 0.5-1(-1.2) mm stipelike base; nw Alabama, c Kentucky, sc Tennessee
var. harperi
Source FNA vol. 5, p. 329. FNA vol. 5, p. 378.
Parent taxa Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Eriogonum > subg. Eriogonum Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Eriogonum > subg. Pterogonum
Sibling taxa
E. abertianum, E. acaule, E. alatum, E. aliquantum, E. allenii, E. alpinum, E. ammophilum, E. ampullaceum, E. androsaceum, E. anemophilum, E. angulosum, E. annuum, E. apiculatum, E. apricum, E. arborescens, E. arcuatum, E. aretioides, E. argillosum, E. argophyllum, E. arizonicum, E. artificis, E. atrorubens, E. baileyi, E. batemanii, E. bicolor, E. bifurcatum, E. brachyanthum, E. brachypodum, E. brandegeei, E. breedlovei, E. brevicaule, E. butterworthianum, E. caespitosum, E. capillare, E. cernuum, E. chrysops, E. cinereum, E. cithariforme, E. clavatum, E. clavellatum, E. codium, E. collinum, E. coloradense, E. compositum, E. concinnum, E. congdonii, E. contiguum, E. contortum, E. correllii, E. corymbosum, E. covilleanum, E. crocatum, E. cronquistii, E. crosbyae, E. cusickii, E. darrovii, E. dasyanthemum, E. davidsonii, E. deflexum, E. deserticola, E. desertorum, E. diatomaceum, E. diclinum, E. divaricatum, E. douglasii, E. eastwoodianum, E. effusum, E. elatum, E. elegans, E. elongatum, E. ephedroides, E. eremicola, E. eremicum, E. ericifolium, E. esmeraldense, E. evanidum, E. exaltatum, E. exilifolium, E. fasciculatum, E. flavum, E. fusiforme, E. giganteum, E. gilmanii, E. glandulosum, E. gordonii, E. gossypinum, E. gracile, E. gracilipes, E. gracillimum, E. grande, E. greggii, E. gypsophilum, E. havardii, E. heermannii, E. helichrysoides, E. hemipterum, E. heracleoides, E. hieracifolium, E. hirtellum, E. hirtiflorum, E. hoffmannii, E. holmgrenii, E. hookeri, E. howellianum, E. hylophilum, E. incanum, E. inerme, E. inflatum, E. intrafractum, E. jamesii, E. jonesii, E. kelloggii, E. kennedyi, E. kingii, E. lachnogynum, E. lancifolium, E. latens, E. latifolium, E. lemmonii, E. leptocladon, E. leptophyllum, E. libertini, E. lobbii, E. loganum, E. lonchophyllum, E. luteolum, E. maculatum, E. mancum, E. marifolium, E. mensicola, E. microthecum, E. mitophyllum, E. mohavense, E. molestum, E. mortonianum, E. multiflorum, E. natum, E. nealleyi, E. nervulosum, E. nidularium, E. niveum, E. nortonii, E. novonudum, E. nudum, E. nummulare, E. nutans, E. ochrocephalum, E. ordii, E. ostlundii, E. ovalifolium, E. palmerianum, E. panamintense, E. panguicense, E. parishii, E. parvifolium, E. pauciflorum, E. pelinophilum, E. pendulum, E. pharnaceoides, E. plumatella, E. polycladon, E. polypodum, E. prattenianum, E. prociduum, E. pulchrum, E. pusillum, E. pyrolifolium, E. racemosum, E. reniforme, E. ripleyi, E. rixfordii, E. robustum, E. rosense, E. roseum, E. rotundifolium, E. rubricaule, E. rupinum, E. salicornioides, E. saxatile, E. scabrellum, E. scopulorum, E. shockleyi, E. siskiyouense, E. smithii, E. soliceps, E. soredium, E. spathulatum, E. spectabile, E. spergulinum, E. sphaerocephalum, E. strictum, E. subreniforme, E. suffruticosum, E. temblorense, E. tenellum, E. ternatum, E. terrenatum, E. thomasii, E. thompsoniae, E. thornei, E. thurberi, E. thymoides, E. tiehmii, E. tomentosum, E. trichopes, E. tripodum, E. truncatum, E. tumulosum, E. twisselmannii, E. umbellatum, E. ursinum, E. vestitum, E. villiflorum, E. vimineum, E. viridescens, E. viridulum, E. viscidulum, E. visheri, E. watsonii, E. wetherillii, E. wootonii, E. wrightii, E. zionis
E. abertianum, E. acaule, E. alatum, E. aliquantum, E. allenii, E. alpinum, E. ammophilum, E. ampullaceum, E. androsaceum, E. anemophilum, E. angulosum, E. annuum, E. apiculatum, E. apricum, E. arborescens, E. arcuatum, E. aretioides, E. argillosum, E. argophyllum, E. arizonicum, E. artificis, E. atrorubens, E. baileyi, E. batemanii, E. bicolor, E. bifurcatum, E. brachyanthum, E. brachypodum, E. brandegeei, E. breedlovei, E. brevicaule, E. butterworthianum, E. caespitosum, E. capillare, E. cernuum, E. chrysops, E. cinereum, E. cithariforme, E. clavatum, E. clavellatum, E. codium, E. collinum, E. coloradense, E. compositum, E. concinnum, E. congdonii, E. contiguum, E. contortum, E. correllii, E. corymbosum, E. covilleanum, E. crocatum, E. cronquistii, E. crosbyae, E. cusickii, E. darrovii, E. dasyanthemum, E. davidsonii, E. deflexum, E. deserticola, E. desertorum, E. diatomaceum, E. diclinum, E. divaricatum, E. douglasii, E. eastwoodianum, E. effusum, E. elatum, E. elegans, E. elongatum, E. ephedroides, E. eremicola, E. eremicum, E. ericifolium, E. esmeraldense, E. evanidum, E. exaltatum, E. exilifolium, E. fasciculatum, E. flavum, E. fusiforme, E. giganteum, E. gilmanii, E. glandulosum, E. gordonii, E. gossypinum, E. gracile, E. gracilipes, E. gracillimum, E. grande, E. greggii, E. gypsophilum, E. havardii, E. heermannii, E. helichrysoides, E. hemipterum, E. heracleoides, E. hirtellum, E. hirtiflorum, E. hoffmannii, E. holmgrenii, E. hookeri, E. howellianum, E. hylophilum, E. incanum, E. inerme, E. inflatum, E. intrafractum, E. jamesii, E. jonesii, E. kelloggii, E. kennedyi, E. kingii, E. lachnogynum, E. lancifolium, E. latens, E. latifolium, E. lemmonii, E. leptocladon, E. leptophyllum, E. libertini, E. lobbii, E. loganum, E. lonchophyllum, E. longifolium, E. luteolum, E. maculatum, E. mancum, E. marifolium, E. mensicola, E. microthecum, E. mitophyllum, E. mohavense, E. molestum, E. mortonianum, E. multiflorum, E. natum, E. nealleyi, E. nervulosum, E. nidularium, E. niveum, E. nortonii, E. novonudum, E. nudum, E. nummulare, E. nutans, E. ochrocephalum, E. ordii, E. ostlundii, E. ovalifolium, E. palmerianum, E. panamintense, E. panguicense, E. parishii, E. parvifolium, E. pauciflorum, E. pelinophilum, E. pendulum, E. pharnaceoides, E. plumatella, E. polycladon, E. polypodum, E. prattenianum, E. prociduum, E. pulchrum, E. pusillum, E. pyrolifolium, E. racemosum, E. reniforme, E. ripleyi, E. rixfordii, E. robustum, E. rosense, E. roseum, E. rotundifolium, E. rubricaule, E. rupinum, E. salicornioides, E. saxatile, E. scabrellum, E. scopulorum, E. shockleyi, E. siskiyouense, E. smithii, E. soliceps, E. soredium, E. spathulatum, E. spectabile, E. spergulinum, E. sphaerocephalum, E. strictum, E. subreniforme, E. suffruticosum, E. temblorense, E. tenellum, E. ternatum, E. terrenatum, E. thomasii, E. thompsoniae, E. thornei, E. thurberi, E. thymoides, E. tiehmii, E. tomentosum, E. trichopes, E. tripodum, E. truncatum, E. tumulosum, E. twisselmannii, E. umbellatum, E. ursinum, E. vestitum, E. villiflorum, E. vimineum, E. viridescens, E. viridulum, E. viscidulum, E. visheri, E. watsonii, E. wetherillii, E. wootonii, E. wrightii, E. zionis
Subordinate taxa
E. longifolium var. gnaphalifolium, E. longifolium var. harperi, E. longifolium var. longifolium
Synonyms E. leucophyllum subsp. pannosum, Pterogonum hieracifolium
Name authority Nuttall: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 5: 164. (1835) Bentham: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 6. (1856)
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