Latin name: Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. var. nodosum (Small) Rev.
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um RITE-ee-eye no-DO-sum
Common name: Knot-stemmed bastard-sage, Wright's buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Dry rocky places to 3000', creosote bush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, west edge of Colorado Desert north to 29 Palms, Anza-Borrego
Blooming period: August to November
Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) wrightii 3) nodosum
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