Harper's Umbrella Plant
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Harper's umbrella plant Eriogonum longifolium Nutt. var. harperi, also known as Harper's buckwheat is a dicot of the family Polygonaceae, found in areas of poor shale soil in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee. It lives inconspicuously in an immature stage for an undetermined number of years before developing a flowering stalk, then flowers and dies. It is listed as an endangered species in Tennessee.[1] It's survival in Kentucky is disputed.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ PLANTS Profile for Eriogonum longifolium var. harperi (Harper's buckwheat). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
- ^ Alabama Natural Heritage ProgramSM Annual Report Fiscal Year 2004 (PDF) page 15. Alabama Natural Heritage ProgramSM (2004). Retrieved on 2006-12-19.
[edit] External resources
- Alabama inventory list 2003 (PDF)-see page 47
- Alabama Prairie Grove Glades protected site
- Tennessee endangered plant list (PDF)-see page 15
- University of Tennessee Herbarium link with photos
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