Latin name: Eriogonum umbellatum Torrey var. minus I.M. Johnston
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um um-bel-AY-tum MY-nus
Common name: Alpine sulphur-flowered buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Dry stony slopes 8000'-10,000', lodgepole pine forest, San Gabriel Mountains
Blooming period: July to September
Name derivations: 1) Eriogonum 2) umbellatum 3) minus
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