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Eriogonum allenii

Eriogonum allenii

9.9
A plant that lives for many years with flat groups of yellow flowers that bloom late in rocky places
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Eriogonum allenii
  • The rare Eriogonum allenii blooms late in the season, adding color to the shale barrens.

Examples

  • We spotted several Eriogonum allenii growing in the rocky landscape of western Virginia.

  • Botanists are working to conserve the habitat of Eriogonum allenii due to its limited range.

  • The Eriogonum allenii grows beautifully in the wild.

  • Have you seen the Eriogonum allenii in bloom?

  • The rare Eriogonum allenii blooms late in the season, adding color to the shale barrens.

  • We spotted several Eriogonum allenii growing in the rocky landscape of western Virginia.

  • Botanists are working to conserve the habitat of Eriogonum allenii due to its limited range.

Synonyms

umbrella plant
vsEriogonum allenii
  • US
8.9

A perennial that blooms late with flat-topped clusters of small white flowers on rocky slopes

specifies that the flowers are yellow rather than unspecified

Surface Forms

Eriogonum allenii singular
Eriogonum allenii plural

Morphology

Eriogonum + allenii

This is a botanically structured binomial name: knowing 'Eriogonum' (a genus of wild buckwheats) allows a learner to infer the expression refers to a particular species within that genus. However, the species epithet 'allenii' is a Latinized proper name that does not convey descriptive meaning, so the precise characteristics cannot be derived from the parts alone.

Etymology

Eriogonum allenii may come from old Greek words meaning 'wool' and 'knee', because many plants in this group have soft hairs where the stem bends and so look like a 'woolly knee'. The second part, allenii, honors a person called Allen who found or studied the plant, so the full name both describes how the plant looks and remembers who found it.