Eriogonum salicornioides Gand.
Annotated by J. L. Reveal, 25 Apr 1980. Remarks: This is called this with some reservations. I am concerned about this as the collection differs slightly in several ways from typical E. salicornioides, notably in the pale yellowish-white flower color rather than the more typical white flower color. Also the involucres are slightly narrower. With only the single specimen it is difficult to tell exactly the nature of the variation and differences. I would hope that a large sample of this, and typical E. salicornioides in the area, might be collected for observation. The subgenus Oregonium is noted for its complex aneuploid series of species (I have counts in the subgenus of n = 9, 11, 12, 17, 20, 22, and perhaps 40), but at present I am placing this species, and E. collinum, in the subg. Gansyma as both are n = 18. Eriogonum collinum has distinct peduncles (character of Gansyma) with E. salicornioides lacks peduncles (character of Oregonium). There are some decisions yet to be made.

Idaho: Owyhee County: Hart Creek Canyon, West of Oreana ¶USGS Quad: Oreana ¶Owners: BLM Elev. 3200 ft.
43° 1' N, 116° 29' W; T5S R1W S8
Datum: NAD 83.
Size in Acres: 100 Acres ¶Slope: 0-90% ¶Exposure: Various ¶Soils: Lacustine ¶Vegetation Type: Atriplex ¶Associated Plants: Atriplex, Artemisia, Eriogonium ¶Range Condition: Poor Forage Value: Fair ¶Notes: Annual Phenology: Flowers.

R. Rosentreter 269, Aug 8, 1978
CIC, Accession: 111