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Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um oh-val-i-FO-lee-um
Common name: Oval-leaved buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Dry slopes and flats, 5000'-7000', pinyon-juniper woodland, sagebrush scrub, eastern Mojave Desert, Last Chance Mts, east slope Sierra Nevadas
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) ovalifolium