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goldencarpet buckwheat, goldencarpet wild buckwheat, wicker buckwheat

Mount Diablo buckwheat, Mt. Diablo buckwheat, Mt. Diablo wild buckwheat

Habit Herbs, erect or prostrate to spreading, 0.5–6 dm, glabrous or occasionally tomentose, greenish to reddish. Herbs, erect, 1–4.5 dm, tomentose to floccose, grayish.
Stems

aerial flowering stems prostrate to erect, 0.2–2 dm, glabrous or occasionally tomen-tose.

aerial flowering stems erect or nearly so, (0.1–)0.2–0.6(–0.8) dm, tomen-tose.

Leaves

basal or basal and cauline;

basal: petiole 1–8 cm, floccose, blade oblong-ovate, reniform, or rounded to cordate, 0.5–5 × 0.5–3.5 cm, densely white-tomentose abaxially, floccose or glabrous and reddish or greenish adaxially;

cauline: petiole 0.5–3 cm, floccose, blade cordate to reniform or orbiculate, 0.5–3 × 0.5–3 cm, similar to basal blade.

basal and cauline;

basal: petiole (1–)2–5(–7) cm, floccose, blade narrowly oblong to obovate, 1–5(–7) × (0.5–)1–2(–3) cm, densely grayish-tomen-tose abaxially, floccose to glabrate and greenish adaxially;

cauline: petiole (0.5–)1–2(–3) cm, floccose, blade narrowly oblong, (0.8–)1–3(–6) × 0.2–1(–2) cm, similar to basal blade.

Inflorescences

cymose, occasionally distally uniparous due to suppression of secondary branches, open, 2–50 × 3–40 cm;

branches glabrous or occasionally tomentose;

bracts 1–3(–4) × 1–2 mm.

cymose, open, (5–)10–30(–40) × 5–30 cm;

branches tomentose to floccose;

bracts 0.5–2 × 0.5–1 mm.

Peduncles

absent or erect, straight, slender, 0.1–0.5 cm, glabrous.

absent.

Involucres

terminal at tips of slender branchlets proximally or appressed to branches, cylindric or occasionally turbinate, 2–4 × 1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous or rarely floccose;

teeth 5, erect, 0.3–0.5 mm.

terminal at tips of slender branchlets proximally, not appressed to branches, turbinate, 2.5–3.5(–4) × 2–2.5 mm, tomentose;

teeth 5, erect, 0.1–0.3 mm.

Flowers

1–2.5 mm;

perianth white to rose or yellow, glabrous;

tepals monomorphic, obovate;

stamens included, 1–1.5 mm;

filaments glabrous.

(1.5–)1.7–2(–2.2) mm;

perianth white to rose, glabrous;

tepals essentially monomorphic, elliptic to oblong or obovate;

stamens included, 1.5–2 mm;

filaments glabrous;

styles 0.2–0.3 mm.

Achenes

light brown, 3-gonous, 1–2 mm.

light brown, 3-gonous, 1.7–2 mm;

beak smooth.

Eriogonum luteolum

Eriogonum truncatum

Phenology Flowering Apr–Aug.
Habitat Sandy slopes, mixed grassland and chaparral communities, oak woodlands
Elevation 200-400 m (700-1300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; OR
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from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Varieties 4 (4 in the flora).

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

Of conservation concern.

Eriogonum truncatum is presumed extinct. It is known only from seven collections, most made in the Marsh Creek and Mt. Diablo areas of Contra Costa County. It was found also at Suisun in Solano County (Earle s.n., 3 Aug 1888, DUKE). Three collections are widely distributed in herbaria: M. L. Baker 2833, Marsh Creek, 28 Apr 1903 (B, CAS, F, MICH, MIN, MSC, NY, POM, RM, UC), M. K. Curran s.n., Antioch, May 1886 (CAS, CS, DS, ISC, JEPS, NY, POM, UC), and J. T. Howell 11816, 10 miles from Clayton on Marsh Creek Road, 8 Apr 1934 (CAS, DS, F, MICH, MIN, MO, MONTU, NY, UC, RSA). Eriogonum truncatum may be quickly distinguished from the morphologically similar E. roseum by its consistently dichotomously branched inflorescences, with each new branch curving upward gracefully from the node. The ultimate inflorescence branches of E. roseum are typically composed of several racemosely arranged involucres along a single, elongated branch.

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

Key
1. Plants prostrate to spreading, 0.5-3 dm; involucres 3-4 mm, often terminal on elongated branchlets; leaves basal and cauline; serpentine soil; w Alameda and s Marin counties, California
var. caninum
1. Plants erect, 2-6 dm; involucres 2-3.5 mm, appressed to inflorescence branches; leaves basal, sometimes also cauline; serpentine or granitic soils; San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Mariposa counties, California, n to sw and sc Oregon
→ 2
2. Involucres 2-3 mm; flowers 2-2.5 mm; granitic soils; Sierra Nevada, Alpine and Tuolumne counties, California
var. saltuarium
2. Involucres 3-3.5 mm; flowers 1-2 mm; serpentine soils; Coast Ranges and lower foothills of Sierra Nevada, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Mariposa counties, California, n to sw and sc Oregon
→ 3
3. Flowers 1.8-2 mm; Coast Ranges, w California from San Mateo and Santa Clara counties n to sw and sc Oregon
var. luteolum
3. Flowers 1-1.5(-1.8) mm; e California from Mariposa County to Plumas County
var. pedunculatum
Source FNA vol. 5, p. 420. FNA vol. 5, p. 418.
Parent taxa Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Eriogonum > subg. Oregonium Polygonaceae > subfam. Eriogonoideae > Eriogonum > subg. Oregonium
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. longifolium, 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. 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. 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. 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. luteolum var. caninum, E. luteolum var. luteolum, E. luteolum var. pedunculatum, E. luteolum var. saltuarium
Synonyms E. vimineum var. luteolum
Name authority Greene: Pittonia 3: 200. (1897) Torrey & A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 173. (1870)
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