versicolor S. Stokes
Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um um-bel-AY-tum
ver-SI-kol-er
Common name: Varicolored buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Sagebrush shrublands to 10,000', desert
mountains
Blooming period: July to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eriogonum
2) umbellatum 3) versicolor