Latin name: Eriogonum grande E. Greene var.
  grande
  Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um GRAN-dee

  Common name: Island buckwheat
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Bluffs and cliffs, coastal sage scrub and
  chaparral, Channel Islands

  Blooming period: June to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Eriogonum
  2) grande
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