Common Name: BUCKWHEAT FAMILY Habit: Annual to shrub [tree]. Stem: nodes swollen or not. Leaf: simple, basal or cauline, generally alternate; ocreae present or 0, generally scarious, persistent or not. Inflorescence: flower clusters in axillary to terminal cyme-, panicle-, raceme-, spike-, umbel- or head-like arrangements, entire inflorescence or main inflorescence branches generally subtended by bracts ("inflorescence bracts"); peduncles present or 0; flower clusters in Eriogoneae-Eriogonoideae subtended by involucre of >= 1 free or +- fused, sometimes awn-tipped bracts ("involucre bracts") or, in Polygonoideae and rarely in Eriogonoideae, not (if bracts completely fused, involucre "tubular"); pedicels in Eriogoneae each often subtended by 2 free, transparent, linear bractlets or in Polygonoideae all subtended by 2+ fused, membranous, wide bractlets. Flower: generally bisexual, small, 1--200 per node; perianth parts 2--6, generally in 2 whorls, free or basally fused, generally petal-like, often +- concave adaxially, often darker at midvein, often turning +- red or +- brown in age; stamens [1]3 or 6--9 in 2 whorls; ovary superior, 1-chambered, ovule 1, styles 1--3. Fruit: achenes, included in or exserted from perianth, generally 3-angled, ovoid or elliptic, generally glabrous. Genera In Family: 48 genera, +- 1200 species: worldwide, especially northern temperate; some cultivated for food (Coccoloba, sea-grape; Fagopyrum, Rheum, Rumex) or ornamental (Antigonon, lovechain; Coccoloba; Muehlenbeckia; Persicaria; Polygonum), a few timbered (Coccoloba; Triplaris). Several (Emex; Fallopia; Persicaria; Polygonum; Rumex) are weeds. Note: Treatment of genera in Eriogonoideae based on monographic work of James L. Reveal. Involucre number throughout is number (1--many) per ultimate grouping, at tips of ultimate branches; flower number is per flower cluster or involucre, unless otherwise stated. Fagopyrum esculentum Moench not naturalized, considered an historical waif (or garden weed +- presently), therefore not treated. eFlora Treatment Author: Mihai Costea, except as noted Scientific Editor: Thomas J. Rosatti, Bruce G. Baldwin.
Etymology: (Greek: sour, from acidic taste) eFlora Treatment Author: James L. Reveal & Thomas J. Rosatti Reference: Chrtek & Sourková 1992 Preslia 64:207--210
Oxyria digyna (L.) Hill
NATIVE Habit: Perennial herb, glabrous, often +- red; caudex thick, scaly; rhizome rare; roots fibrous. Stem: erect, (0.3)0.5--5 dm. Leaf: +- basal, alternate, petioled, +- fleshy, stipules fused, +- translucent, deciduous or not; blade 0.5--6.5 cm, << petiole, reniform. Inflorescence: panicle, erect, 2--20 cm, +- open; peduncle 1--15 cm. Flower: 2--6 per node, nodding, bisexual, perianth parts 4, outer 2 spreading, 1.2--2.5 mm; stamens 6; styles 2, stigmas red. Fruit: 3--4.5 mm, 2.5--5 mm wide, elliptic, flat, 2-winged, +- red or +- pink, veiny. Chromosomes: 2n=14. Ecology: Alpine rock crevices, talus; Elevation: 1800--4000 m. Bioregional Distribution: KR, CaRH, SN, SnBr, SnJt, Wrn, SNE; Distribution Outside California: circumboreal. Flowering Time: Jul--Sep Jepson eFlora Author: James L. Reveal & Thomas J. Rosatti Reference: Chrtek & Sourková 1992 Preslia 64:207--210 Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange) Previous taxon: Oxyria Next taxon: Oxytheca
Citation for this treatment: James L. Reveal & Thomas J. Rosatti 2012, Oxyria digyna, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=35722, accessed on April 16, 2024.
Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2024, Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 16, 2024.
MAP CONTROLS 1. You can change the display of the base map layer control box in the upper right-hand corner.
2. County and Jepson Region polygons can be turned off and on using the check boxes.
(Note: any qualifiers in the taxon distribution description, such as 'northern', 'southern', 'adjacent' etc., are not reflected in the map above, and in some cases indication of a taxon in a subdivision is based on a single collection or author-verified occurence).
Data provided by the participants of the
Consortium of California Herbaria.
MAP LEGEND View all CCH records All markers link to CCH specimen records. The original determination is shown in the popup window.
Blue markers indicate specimens that map to one of the expected Jepson geographic subdivisions (see left map). Purple markers indicate specimens collected from a garden, greenhouse, or other non-wild location.
Yellow markers indicate records that may provide evidence for eFlora range revision or may have georeferencing or identification issues.
READ ABOUT YELLOW FLAGS
CCH collections by month
Duplicates counted once; synonyms included.
Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa, if there are more than 1 infraspecific taxon in CA.
Blue line denotes eFlora flowering time (fruiting time in some monocot genera).
