Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri, July 22, 2021
E. umbellatum var. porteri, Indy Ridge,12,400’, August 3,2021
Common & scientific name
Subalpine buckwheat, Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri
Family
Buckwheat, Polygonaceae
Location
Grizzly Lake Trail, 10,900’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Widespread in habitat, elevation, and appearance, and according to Janis Huggins in Wild at Heart, its genus Eriogonum is “the largest genus endemic to North America, with more than 300 species, fifty of them occurring in the Rocky Mountains.”
E. umbellatum var. porteri, July 22, 2021