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Eriogonum dasyanthemum

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Eriogonum dasyanthemum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species:
E. dasyanthemum
Binomial name
Eriogonum dasyanthemum

Eriogonum dasyanthemum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name chaparral buckwheat. This plant is endemic to California where it is limited to the Northern Coast Ranges, but it is quite common in its native range.

Description

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It is an annual herb with spindly gray to reddish fuzzy stems that grow to a maximum of 60 centimeters in height. Leaves are basal, small, and less than two centimeters long. The plant produces tiny clusters of pink flowers on its spreading branches. Each flower cluster is less than a centimeter wide.[1] Flowers bloom May to October.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Chaparral Wild Buckwheat, Eriogonum dasyanthemum". calscape.org.
  2. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
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