Eriogonum tomentosum

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Eriogonum tomentosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Polygonales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species: E. tomentosum
Binomial name
Eriogonum tomentosum
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Natural range of Eriogonum tomentosum from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: dogtongue buckwheat, sandhill wild buckwheat, southern wild buckwheat

Taxonomic Notes

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Description

According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), Eriogonum tomentosum has stem tumbers with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 6.14 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 209.2 mg g-1.[1]

Distribution

Ecology

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. Diaz‐Toribio, M. H. and F. E. Putz. 2021. Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire‐maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA. American Journal of Botany 108(3):432-442.