Latin name: Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var.
  vineum (Small) Jepson
  Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um oh-val-i-FO-lee-um
  VIN-ee-um

  Common name: Cushenbury buckwheat
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Limestone slopes, 5000'-5500', joshua tree
  woodland, Cushenbury Canyon, San Bernardino
  Mts

  Blooming period: May to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Eriogonum
  2) ovalifolium
 3) vineum
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