Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri, July 29, 2022
Common & scientific name
Subalpine buckwheat, Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri
Family
Buckwheat, Polygonaceae
Location
Grizzly Lake Trail area, 10,600’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Widespread in habitat, elevation, and appearance, and according to Janis Huggins in Wild at Heart, its genus Eriogonum is “the largest genus endemic to North America, with more than 300 species, fifty of them occurring in the Rocky Mountains.” What a wonderful variety of colors their flowers and seeds come in!