Eriogonum microtheca var. simpsonii

Eriogonum microtheca var. simpsonii

Eriogonum microtheca var. simpsonii

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 microtheca
Varietas: E. m. var. simpsonii

Name

Eriogonum microtheca var. simpsonii (Benth.) Reveal in Taxon 32: 293 (1983)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eriogonum effusum subsp. simpsonii (Benth.) S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 81 (1936)
  • Eriogonum simpsonii Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14: 18 (1856)
• Heterotypic
  • Eriogonum effusum var. foliosum Torr. & A.Gray in Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, 4): 129 (1857)
  • Eriogonum effusum subsp. nelsonii (L.O.Williams) S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 81 (1936)
  • Eriogonum friscanum M.E.Jones in Contr. W. Bot. 11: 14 (1903)
  • Eriogonum macdougalii Gand. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt.-Rend. 42: 191 (1906)
  • Eriogonum microtheca var. foliosum (Torr. & A.Gray) Reveal in Brigham Young Univ. Sci. Bull., Biol. Ser. 13: 22 (1971)
  • Eriogonum microtheca subsp. intermedium S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 75 (1936)
  • Eriogonum microtheca subsp. macdougalii Gand. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt.-Rend. 42: 191 (1906)
  • Eriogonum microtheca var. macdougalii (Gand.) S.Stokes in Eriogonum: 74 (1936)
  • Eriogonum nelsonii L.O.Williams in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 59: 428 (1932)
  • Eriogonum simpsonii var. floccosolanatum Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 14(1): 18 (1856)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Reveal, 1983. Taxon. The Journal of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy.: 32ː 293

Additional references

• Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Eriogonum microtheca var. simpsonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Eriogonum microtheca var. simpsonii. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Simpson’s wild buckwheat

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