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Polygonaceae (Knotweed Family)

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Look Alikes: E. brandegei is distinguished from other Eriogonum species with which it occurs by its leaves, which are densely tomentose on both sides and by its unbranched flowering stalk.

Flowering/Fruiting Period: July-August/August-September.

Habitat: Open sagebrush or pinyon-juniper stands; white to grayish, soils from limestone to shale; Dry Union Formation and lower members of the Morrison Formation. Elev. 5700-7600 ft.

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Distribution: Endemic to south-central Colorado (Chaffee and Fremont Cos.).

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References: Johnston et al. 1981a; O’Kane 1988; Reveal 1969.



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