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Jointed Buckwheat
Eriogonum intrafractum
  
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About Jointed Buckwheat (Eriogonum intrafractum) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Eriogonum intrafractum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names jointed buckwheat and napkinring. This plant is endemic to Inyo County, California, where it is known only from the mountain ranges surrounding Death Valley. It is an uncommon, distinctive perennial herb which grows in scattered patches on rocky limestone soils in these desert mountains. It forms a basal clump of woolly leaves up to seven centimeters long and bolts an erect, naked stem. The brown to reddish or tan stem branches very little or not at all. It is brittle and breaks into hollow, thin segments which are said to resemble napkin rings, hence its common name, the napkinring buckwheat. It forms a basal clump of woolly leaves up to seven centimeters long and bolts an erect, naked stem. The brown to reddish or tan stem branches very little or not at all. It is brittle and breaks into hollow, thin segments which are said to resemble napkin rings, hence its common name, the napkinring buckwheat. Clusters of flowers appear at nodes along this stem, which is actually part of the inflorescence. The clusters are densely packed with tiny yellow or red flowers.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
2 - 4.9 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Cream, Pink, White

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 13 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Apodemia mormo Image
Mormon Metalmark Apodemia mormoApodemia mormo
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Euphilotes enoptes Image
Dotted Blue Euphilotes enoptesEuphilotes enoptes
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Lycaena gorgon Image
Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgonLycaena gorgon
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Euphilotes baueri Image
Bauer's Dotted-Blue Euphilotes baueriEuphilotes baueri
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Euphilotes bernardino Image
Bernardino Blue Euphilotes bernardinoEuphilotes bernardino
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Euphilotes glaucon Image
Glaucon Blue Euphilotes glauconEuphilotes glaucon
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Philotiella speciosa Image
Small Blue Philotiella speciosaPhilotiella speciosa

Landscaping Information
Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.7" - 86.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.90" - 1.88", Coldest Month: 43.9" - 52.1", Hottest Month: 64.0" - 78.5", Humidity: 3.97" - 32.27", Elevation: 2693" - 5886"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Napkinring


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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