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Polygonaceae
Desert Trumpet
Eriogonum inflatum
Adaptability and resourcefulness.
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Eriogonum
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, Northern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, rocky, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 7-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The swollen, inflated stems that give it the name 'trumpet' are caused by carbon dioxide gas produced by an insect larva living inside.
- Desert trumpet was one of the earliest plants used to produce a yellow dye by indigenous peoples of the Southwest.
- The plant can photosynthesize through its green stems even when leaves are absent during drought.
- Archaeological evidence shows desert trumpet was used as a food source over 1,000 years ago by Ancestral Puebloans.
- It serves as a critical early-season nectar source for native bees and butterflies in arid ecosystems.
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