PLANTS Profile for Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale (cushion buckwheat)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones
cushion buckwheat

Symbol:

EROVN

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Polygonaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.

Photo of Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, OR, Harney Co. July 27, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Images:
Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones

Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Eriogonum thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones

	ERNI5	Eriogonum nivale Canby
	ERRH3	Eriogonum rhodanthum A. Nelson & Kennedy

Distribution:
Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, NV, OR, UT, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones

View 33 genera in Polygonaceae, 230 species in Eriogonum, 10 varieties in Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt.

Classification:
Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Polygonales
Family	Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus	Eriogonum Michx. – buckwheat
Species	Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. – cushion buckwheat
Variety	Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones – cushion buckwheat

More Accounts and Images:
Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. nivale (Canby) M.E. Jones

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 195558.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:49 AM CDT