Latin name: Eriogonum grande E. Greene var. rubescens
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um gran-dee roo-BES-sens
Common name: Red-flowered buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Cliffs and bluffs to 600', creosote bush scrub, chaparral, San Miguel and Santa Cruz Islands
Blooming period: June to October
Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) grande 3) rubescens
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