Latin name: Eriogonum gossypinum Curran
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um gah-sip-EYE-num
Common name: Cottony wild buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Clay soils to 1500', southern Sierra Nevada foothills, southwest San Joaquin Valley
Blooming period: All year
Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) gossypinum
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