- Eriogonum nidularium
Taxobox
name = "Eriogonum nidularium"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Polygonaceae
genus = "Eriogonum "
species = "E. nidularium"
binomial = "Eriogonum nidularium"
binomial_authority = Coville"Eriogonum nidularium" is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name birdnest buckwheat. It is native to the sandy flats and dry washes of the
Mojave Desert andGreat Basin in the western United States, where it is common and abundant. This is a distinctive annual herb producing a thin, multibranched stem which curves in on itself to form a rounded, tangled mass. The plant resembles abird nest , hence its common name. Its rounded form rarely reaches 30 centimeters in height and its curving twigs are mostly naked, the small leaves appearing mainly at the base of the plant. When in bloom the plant produces tiny fan-shaped hanging clusters of flowers at nodes along the thin branches of the stem. The flowers are yellowish to pinkish, sometimes with small streaks of bright red.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5994,6116 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERNI4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060410 Flora of North America Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriogonum+nidularium Photo gallery]
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