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Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um sax-AT-i-lee
Common name: Rock buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes and ridges 4000'-11,000', decomposed granite or volcanic soils, joshua tree woodland to subalpine forest, San Jacinto Mts, San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts, desert mountains
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) saxatile