Eriogonum flavum var. flavum

Eriogonum flavum var. flavum

Eriogonum flavum var. flavum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Eriogonoideae
Tribus: Eriogoneae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species: Eriogonum flavum
{Varietas; E. f. var. flavum

Name

Eriogonum flavum Nutt. ex Benth. var. flavum autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Eriogonum aureum Nutt. ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 8 (1856)
  • Eriogonum crassifolium Benth. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 408 (1836)
  • Eriogonum flavum Nutt. in J.Fraser, Cat. Pl. Upper Louisiana: ? (1813), diagnosis too brief.
  • Eriogonum flavum var. caudiciferum S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 116 (1936)
  • Eriogonum flavum var. crassifolium (Benth.) Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 8 (1856)
  • Eriogonum flavum subsp. crassifolium (Benth.) S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 116 (1936)
  • Eriogonum flavum var. foliatum Gand. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt.-Rend. 42: 189 (1906)
  • Eriogonum flavum var. incisum S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 116 (1936)
  • Eriogonum flavum var. linguifolium Gand. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt.-Rend. 42: 189 (1906)
  • Eriogonum flavum var. muticum S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 116 (1936)
  • Eriogonum flavum var. polyphyllum (Small) M.E.Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 11: 7 (1903)
  • Eriogonum lateriflorum Raf. in New Fl. 4: 53 (1838)
  • Eriogonum polyphyllum Small in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 119 (1900)
  • Eriogonum sericeum Pursh in Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 277 (1813)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Northwestern USA Alaska Regionalː Western & Central USA Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming Regionalː Canada Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. ex Bentham, G., 1836. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 17: 408

Additional references

• Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Eriogonum flavum var. flavum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 25. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: yellow buckwheat,alpine golden buckwheat

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