(E. Greene) Munz
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um gran-dee
Common name: Red-flowered buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Cliffs and bluffs to 600', creosote bush scrub,
chaparral, San Miguel and Santa Cruz Islands
Blooming period: June to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriogonum
2) grande 3) rubescens