Polygonaceae

Little deserttrumpet

Eriogonum trichopes Torr.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Little deserttrumpet (Eriogonum trichopes) — FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Little deserttrumpet

Synonyms

Eriogonum trichopes subsp. clavatum (Small) S.Stokes
Eriogonum trichopes subsp. minus (Benth.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum trichopes var. minor Benth.
Eriogonum trichopes var. rubricaule S.Stokes
Eriogonum trichopodum Benth.
Eriogonum trichopodum var. minus Benth.

Flowers

In flower: September to June (from 1,980 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cody Hinchliff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nolan Exe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.