Eriogonum nortonii

Eriogonum nortonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Eriogonum
Species:	E. nortonii
Binomial name
	Eriogonum nortonii; Greene

Eriogonum nortonii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Pinnacles buckwheat. This small annual herb is endemic to California where it is known mainly from a few occurrences around the border between Monterey and San Benito Counties. It is sometimes seen on the protected land of Pinnacles National Park.^[1]

Description[]

This plant grows anywhere between 5 and 20 centimeters in height, with a thread-thin branched stem which is often red in color.^[2] Most of the leaves are one half to one centimeter long, rounded, fuzzy underneath and wavy-edged. Tiny clusters of very light to deep pink flowers grow on minute erect stalks.

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References[]

^ Broyles, Rothwell P. (1975). Pinnacles National Monument (N.M.), Proposed Master Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. California: Pinnacles National Monument. p. 3.
^ U.S. Naval Observatory, Optical Interferometer Project: Environmental Impact Statement. San Bruno, CA: Naval Facilities Engineering Command. July 1992. pp. 3–41.

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[1] Broyles, Rothwell P. (1975). Pinnacles National Monument (N.M.), Proposed Master Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. California: Pinnacles National Monument. p. 3.

[2] U.S. Naval Observatory, Optical Interferometer Project: Environmental Impact Statement. San Bruno, CA: Naval Facilities Engineering Command. July 1992. pp. 3–41.

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