Latin name: Eriogonum maculatum A.A. Heller Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um mak-yoo-LAY-tum Common name: Spotted buckwheat Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly places to 7000', creosote bush and sagebrush scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, both deserts Blooming period: April to November Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) maculatum |
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