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Sulfur Buckwheat

Scientific Name:

Eriogonum umbellatum

Type:

Herbaceous Plant

Habitat:

Dry, open, rocky sites at elevations of 700 to 12,000 feet with shallow, sandy soils, especially on sunny slopes and ridges

Range:

Western Canada south to California and east into Colorado and New Mexico

Status:

Secure (NatureServe)

This species is

NATIVE

to the Truckee Meadows.