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§1 Plant

Eriogonum marifolium Torr. & A. Gray

vernacular marumleaf buckwheat — species · Polygonaceae

USDA: ERMA4
GBIF: 2889632
Rank: species

marumleaf buckwheat (Eriogonum marifolium) — Platephotograph · Nate MartineauCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Polygonaceae Juss.
Genus: Eriogonum

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 30 counties across 4 states/territories

Legend Native · 30 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: High
Moisture use: Low
Fire: Low
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -18 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 130 min.
Precipitation: 16–32 in/yr
pH range: 6–7.5
Root depth: 12 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Crown
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 0.8 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Gray-Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 300,000
Propagation: seed, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 30 counties across 4 states/territories.

California view state ↗ 15 N ▾

Nevada view state ↗ 4 N ▾

Oregon view state ↗ 10 N ▾

Washington view state ↗ 1 N ▾

Yakima 53077

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ERMA4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2889632 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26

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