Latin name: Eriogonum deserticola S. Watson
  Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um des-ert-i-KO-la
  Common name: Dune buckwheat
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Sand dunes to about 350', Imperial County,
  UNCOMMON
  Blooming period: September to December
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Eriogonum
  (2) deserticola
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