Eriogonum wrightii
| Eriogonum wrightii | |
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| var. wrightii in southern Nevada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. wrightii
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum wrightii | |
Eriogonum wrightii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names bastardsage and Wright's buckwheat. It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northwest Mexico, where it grows in many plant communities, such as chaparral, in rocky habitats from mountains to deserts.
Description[]
It is quite variable in appearance; it may be a small perennial herb 10 centimeters tall or a bushy shrub over a meter wide. There are several varieties as well. In general it has basal leaves as well as a few leaves along the stem, which are usually narrow and woolly. The inflorescence has long, straight branches which may be hairless to woolly and have flower clusters and sometimes small leaves at the nodes. The flowers are usually white to light pink.[citation needed]
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- Eriogonum
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of California
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Colorado Desert
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
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