ovalifolium
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um oh-val-i-FO-lee-um
Common name: Oval-leaved buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Dry slopes and flats, 5000'-7000', pinyon-
juniper woodland, sagebrush scrub, eastern Mojave
Desert, Last Chance Mts, east slope Sierra Nevadas
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriogonum
2) ovalifolium