Eriogonum inflatum: Country Or Region Of Origin
SW US, NW Mexico
Plant Profile: Eriogonum inflatum
Taxonomy: Eriogonum inflatumNames
Bladder-Stem, Bottle Stopper, Desert Trumpet, Desert Trumpets, Guinagua, Indian Pipeweed, Native American Pipeweed
Phonetic Spelling:air-ee-OH-goh-num in-FLAY-tum
Genus:Eriogonum
Species:inflatum
Family:Polygonaceae
A long-standing native species found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, this plant is distinguished by its swollen, bulbous stem located just beneath the point where it starts to branch out.
Eriogonum inflatum Feature Summary
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Tags
#perennial
#herbaceous perennial
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats
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Eriogonum inflatum Feature Summary
Attributes
SW US, NW Mexico
Perennial
Whole Plant Traits
Herbaceous Perennial
Multi-stemmed
Leaves
Stem
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Eriogonum inflatum Attributes
Eriogonum inflatum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Eriogonum inflatum Whole Plant Traits
Eriogonum inflatum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Eriogonum inflatum: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Eriogonum inflatum Leaves
Eriogonum inflatum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Eriogonum inflatum Stem
Eriogonum inflatum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
