Sulfur Buckwheat, Sulfur-flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum var. hypoleium
Synonym: Eriogonum umbellatum ssp. hypoleium
Sulfur buckwheat as seen on serpentine scree slopes along the Iron Creek Trail #1351, Wenatchee National Forest........July 9, 2010.
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Additional close-ups of sulfur buckwheat as seen on serpentine scree slopes along the Iron Creek Trail #1351, Wenatchee National Forest.........July 9, 2010. Note the leaves which are largely green on both surfaces and the large leaf-like bracts subtending the inflorescence.
Sulfur buckwheat (var. hypoleium) as seen in bloom along the main east to west ridgetop to the west of Mission Peak, Wenatchee N.F.........July 24, 2009.
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Close-up images of sulfur buckwheat (var. hypoleium) as seen in bloom along the main east to west ridgetop to the west of Mission Peak, Wenatchee N.F.......July 24, 2009. Note that the leaves are green and glabrous below, with some hairs on the upper leaf surface, but these mainly along the midrib or along the margins. Click on each photo to see an enlarged view.
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Additional images of sulfur buckwheat (var. hypoleium) as seen along Reecer Creek Road (FS Road 35) about one-half mile uphill from the Wenatchee National Forest boundary.........July 8, 2012.
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Sulfur buckwheat (var. hypoleium) as seen along the Swauk Discover Trail about 2 miles southwest of Swauk Pass, Kittitas County, Washington..........June 5, 2015.
Paul Slichter