[Buckwheats: The Genus Eriogonum West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Cushion Buckwheat, Oval-leaved Buckwheat, Sierra Cushion Buckwheat, Sierran Cushion Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale

Synonyms: Eriogonum nivale, Eriogonum rhodanthum

Cushion Buckwheat, Oval-leaved Buckwheat, Sierra Cushion Buckwheat, Sierran Cushion Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale (Synonyms: Eriogonum nivale, Eriogonum rhodanthum)

Cushion buckwheat as seen atop Mount Townsend in the Buckhorn Wilderness........July 27, 2008.
Paul Slichter