Eriogonum longifolium

Eriogonum longifolium, the longleaf eriogonum or long-leaf wild buckwheat, is a dicot of the family Polygonaceae. In addition to populations of E. longifolium var. longifolium found in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas,[1] there are varieties or subspecies that are geographically isolated and at various levels of endangerment. According to the University of Michigan Native American Ethnobotony database, Eriogonum longifolium has been used as a food by the Kiowa and as a medicinal by the Comanche.[2]

Eriogonum longifolium
var. gnaphalifolium

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species:
E. longifolium
Binomial name
Eriogonum longifolium

Eriogonuum longifolium leaves are described as being lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong and with tomentose coating; the plant develops flowering stems which are up to 17 dm (67 in) tall.[3]

Varieties or subspecies

References
  1. PLANTS Profile for Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium (longleaf buckwheat) | USDA PLANTS
  2. UM-Dearborn College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
  3. "Eriogonum longifolium". Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  4. "Erioginum longifolium Species Account, Plant Ecology Lab, Archbold Biological Station, 12 July 2002, Fred E. Lohrer". Archived from the original on 21 January 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
  5. PLANTS Profile for Eriogonum longifolium var. lindheimeri () | USDA PLANTS
  • - Scrub buckwheat photos
  • - Oklahoma photos of E. longifolium
  • - Texas photos of E. longifolium


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