nevadense Gand.
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um um-bel-AY-tum
nev-a-DEN-see
Common name: Nevada buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Jeffrey pine forest, sagebrush scrub to
9500', northwest corner Mojave Desert, east slope
Sierra Nevadas
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriogonum
2) umbellatum 3) nevadense