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Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um de-FLEX-um bar-AY-tum
Common name: Tall skeleton weed
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Locally common in sandy areas, Tehachapis, southern San Joaquin Valley, Transverse Range, northern and western Mojave Desert
Blooming period: July to October
Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) deflexum 3) baratum
Pictures taken at Red Rock Canyon