Eriogonum mohavense
Eriogonum mohavense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Genus: | Eriogonum |
Species: | E. mohavense
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Binomial name | |
Eriogonum mohavense |
Eriogonum mohavense is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Western Mojave buckwheat. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert of California. It is an annual herb producing a slender, erect flowering stem up to about 30 centimetres (12 in) tall. The woolly, rounded leaves are located around the base of the stem. The branches of the inflorescence produce many small clusters of tiny yellow flowers.
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Categories:
- Eriogonum
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Plants described in 1877
- Polygonaceae stubs