Eriogonum allenii
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| Eriogonum allenii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. allenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum allenii | |
Eriogonum allenii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae known by the common names shale barren wild buckwheat or yellow buckwheat.[1] It grows on Devonian shale[2] in the eastern United States.[1] It is found in the central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia and Virginia.[3]
Eriogonum allenii grows up to 50 cm (19.5 in) tall. The leaves are tomentose to floccose, oblong to ovate, 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long. The flowers are yellow and are 3–7 mm (0–0.5 in) in diameter.[1]
Upper leaf surface
Underside leaf surface
Plant in habitat
Fading flowers
