Eriogonum nudum var. indictum

(Jepson) Reveal in P. A. Munz

in P. A. Munz, Suppl. Calif. Fl., 69. 1968.

Common names: Protruding wild buckwheat
Endemic
Basionym: Eriogonum indictum Jepson Fl. Calif. 1: 421. 1914
Synonyms: Eriogonum latifolium var. indictum (Jepson) S. Stokes
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 313. Mentioned on page 309.

Plants 5–8 (–10) dm. Aerial flowering-stems strongly fistulose, 2.5–3.5 dm, glabrous. Leaves sheathing; blade 1–6 × 1–2 (–3) cm, densely tomentose abaxially, less so to floccose adaxially, margins strongly undulate-crisped. Inflorescences cymose, 25–50 × 15–25 cm; branches glabrous. Involucres 1 per node, 4–5 mm, glabrous. Flowers 2.5–3 mm; perianth pale yellowish white to yellow or white, glabrous. 2n = 80.


Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Clayey slopes, grassland communities, oak and conifer woodlands
Elevation: 100-1100 m

Discussion

Variety indictum is found on the inner Coast Ranges of central California. For the most part, its range is east of that of var. auriculatum, occurring in Fresno, western Kern, Kings, Merced, eastern Monterey, San Benito, and eastern San Luis Obispo counties.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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light-brown;brown +
included +  and exserted +
3-gonous +
usually red +  and cream or yellow +
oblong +  and ellipsoid or oval +
acute;obtuse or rounded +
James L. Reveal +
(Jepson) Reveal in P. A. Munz +
deciduous +  and persistent +
stipelike +
Eriogonum indictum +
papillate +
awn-tipped +  and simple +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
floccose +  and tomentose +
oblanceolate;elliptic or ovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
not awn-tipped +
leaflike +  and semileaflike +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
glandular +, pubescent +  and glabrous +
scale-like +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
not brittle +
spreading +  and erect +
scabrellous +
ridged +, angled +  and round +
spreading +  and erect +
whorled +, opposite +  and alternate +
Protruding wild buckwheat +
100-1100 m +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
unisexual +, , +  and bisexual +
not attenuate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
hollow +  and solid +
decumbent to erect +  and prostrate +
slender;stout +
unwinged +  and winged +
black +, red +, brown +  and yellowish +
exserted +  and included +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
spheroidal +, 4-gonous +, lenticular +, biconvex +, discoid +, 3-gonous +  and 2-gonous +
Clayey slopes, grassland communities, oak and conifer woodlands +
reduced +
capitate +  and subcapitate +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
dense +  and diffuse +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
cymelike +, paniclelike +, racemelike +  and spikelike +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
connate +  and free +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
turbinate +  and turbinate-campanulate +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
nonmembranous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
in whorls +, opposite +, alternate +  and rosulate +
persistent +
bractlike +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
undulate-crisped +
not swollen +
orthotropous +
accrescent +
curved +  and straight +
erect to deflexed +
white;yellow or white +
cylindric +  and urceolate +
accrescent +
fleshy +, indurate +  and membranous +
with extrafloral nectaries +  and not articulate +
tomentose +  and glabrous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Oct. +
homostylous +  and 3-carpellate +
in P. A. Munz, Suppl. Calif. Fl., +
, +  and solid +
slender;stout +
persistent +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
decumbent to erect +  and prostrate +
spreading +  and erect +
glandular +, pubescent +  and glabrous +
penicillate +, fimbriate +  and capitate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
2-lobed +  and cylindric +
coriaceous +  and membranous +
consisting of a series +  and tubular +
distinct +
erect;spreading or recurved +
spreading;erect +
Eriogonum latifolium var. indictum +
chambered +  and solid +
slender +  and stout +
Eriogonum nudum var. indictum +
Eriogonum nudum +
variety +
emarginate +  and entire +
0 +  and 1/2 +
oblong +  and obovate +
coriaceous +
spreading +  and erect +
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
persistent +
membranous +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
grayish +  and greenish +
floccose +  and tomentose +
synoecious +, monocarpic +, polycarpic +  and , +
3 +, 2 +  and 1 +