Latin name: Eriogonum nudum Benth. var. westonii
  (S. Stokes) J. Howell
  Pronunciation: er-ee-OG-an-um NOO-dum wes-TONE-
  ee-eye

  Common name: Weston's buckwheat
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Dry places to 7500', Tehachapis, western
  Mojave Desert, West Transverse Range

  Blooming period: June to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Eriogonum
  2) nudum   3) westonii
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