Cushion Buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium) - Garden.org

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Common names

Cushion Buckwheat
Desert Buckwheat
Oval Leaved Eriogonum

Botanical names

Accepted: Eriogonum ovalifolium
Synonym: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium

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Location: RHS Garden Wisley
Date: 2023-07-22
Wellington form

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2014-06-07
Thriving in 2014, after four years in the Alpine bed.

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-01
On May 1st, 2016, after a hard winter. Only two blossoms.

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-06
Cushion buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium) Zone 9b.

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-12
On May 12th, 2016, dieback of the leaves and stems can be seen, f

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Location: Badeau Ridge, Yuba State Park, Juab County, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-07-17
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-06
Cushion buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium) Zone 9b.

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Location: Mount Townsend
Date: 2015-02-02
Photo courtesy of: J.Brew

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-06
The species epithet, ovalifolum, well describes the oval foliage.

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Location: Oval-leaved buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium) on Pacific Crest Trail near Sonora Pass
Date: 2008-08-27
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

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Location: Waterton N.P., trail to Oil Basin Col in Lakeview Peak area; ~1730m elevation.
Date: 2011-09-07

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Location: Waterton N.P., trail to Oil Basin Col in Lakeview Peak area; ~1730m elevation.
Date: 2011-09-07

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Location: Waterton N.P., trail to Oil Basin Col in Lakeview Peak area; ~1730m elevation.
Date: 2011-09-07

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MrsBinWY	On June 8, 2017	Potted up 3
MrsBinWY	On March 24, 2017	Seeds germinated 2 germinated, potted all up in milk jug and put on back patio
MrsBinWY	On February 4, 2017	Seeds sown on coffee filter in baggy in fridge, Z5, P, L, 3:8w, ~14 seeds from Alplains

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