Latin name: Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. var.
  johnstonii Rev.
  Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um my-kro-THEE-
  kum JON-ston-ee-eye

  Common name: Johnston's buckwheat
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Among rocks 8500'-9500', San Gabriel
  and San Bernardino Mts, RARE
  Blooming period: July to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Eriogonum
  2) microthecum 3) johnstonii
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