Latin name: Eriogonum reniforme Torrey &
  Frémont
  Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um ren-i-FOR-mee

  Common name: Kidney-leaved buckwheat
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Sandy places to 4500', creosote bush scrub,
  joshua tree woodland, both deserts

  Blooming period: March to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Eriogonum
  2) reniforme
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