Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um ar-bore-ES-ens
Common name: Santa Cruz Island buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Rocky slopes, canyon walls, chaparral,
coastal sage scrub, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and
Anacapa Islands
Blooming period: April to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriogonum
2) arborescens