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Eriogonum tomentosum
Dogtongue Wild Buckwheat
Wild Buckwheat
Dog-tongue
Florida native
The opposite or whorled leaves distinguish this plant of sandhills and dry pinewoods from the other species of this genus in Florida. Frequent from central Florida northward and into the panhandle except for the Atlantic coast counties and the big bend area. The range also includes southeastern coastal states from Alabama to North Carolina.
Eriogonum tomentosum is a member of the Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family.
Other species of the Eriogonum genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium - SCRUB BUCKWHEAT
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Aug 07, 2016
