Status: Native
Synonyms:
Eriogonum panduratum Watson
Eriogonum cernuum sensu Kearney & Peebles subsp. Thurberi Stokes
Eriogonum thurberi is an inconspicuous annual herb with a basal rosette of racquet shaped woolly leaves and a leafless scape. The tepals are fanshaped. The bottom of the scape is woolly tomentose. Eriogonum thurberi is found in arid locations at lower elevation.
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Eriogonum thurberi, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., CD trail south of Engineer Canyon, April 20, 2010
Eriogonum thurberi, closeup of basal leaf rosette, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., CD trail south of Engineer Canyon, April 20, 2010
Eriogonum thurberi, closeup of back of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., CD trail south of Engineer Canyon, April 20, 2010
Eriogonum thurberi, 1x macro of glandular involucre and fanshaped tepals, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., CD trail south of Engineer Canyon, April 20, 2010
Eriogonum thurberi, lab measurement of plant, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., CD trail south of Engineer Canyon, April 20, 2010
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