Eriogonum caespitosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Eriogonum caespitosum Nutt. in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 50 (1834)

Homotypic
- Eriogonum caespitosum subsp. typicum S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 102 (1936)
Heterotypic
- Eriogonum andinum Nutt. in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(Mar.-Apr.): 14 (1848)
- Eriogonum caespitosum var. alyssoides Gand. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt.-Rend. 42: 188 (1906)
- Eriogonum caespitosum subsp. ramosum (Piper) S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 103 (1936)
- Eriogonum douglasii subsp. ramosum Piper in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 11: 236 (1906)
- Eriogonum sericoleucum Greene ex Tidestr. in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 36: 182 (1923)
- Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sericoleucum (Greene ex Tidestr.) S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 104 (1936)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southern Central USA Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming Regionalː Southwestern USA California, Oregon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Nuttall, T. 1834. A catalogue of a collection of plants made chiefly in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains or northern Andes, towards the sources of the Columbia River, by Mr. Nathaniel B. Wyeth. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7: 5–60, pl. 1–8. BHL Reference page. 7(1):50, t. 8, f. 2.

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Eriogonum caespitosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Eriogonum caespitosum. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eriogonum caespitosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.