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Field Guide


Comb Wash Wild Buckwheat

Comb Wash Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum clavellatum)

Eriogonum clavellatum

NatureServe conservation status

Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S1S2

Utah Wildlife Action Plan status

  • SGCN

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General information

Eriogonum clavellatum or wash buckwheat is a relatively rare perennial shrub endemic to sandy and clay washes with salt and desert shrub communities in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The white to pink flowers can be spotted blooming from May throughout July. 

Description

Eriogonum clavellatum or wash buckwheat is a relatively rare perennial shrub endemic to sandy and clay washes with salt and desert shrub communities in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The white to pink flowers can be spotted blooming from May throughout July. 

Phenology

Flowering from May throughout July.

Species range

Eriognum clavellatum is endemic to the Colorado Plateaus and is found in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

Taxonomy

No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies