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Eriogonum nortonii

Eriogonum nortonii

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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.

Description
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This plant grows anywhere between 5 and 20 centimeters

in height, with a thread-thin branched stem which is often
red in color. 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.

External links
Jepson Manual Treatment (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/c
gi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5994,6117)
Photo gallery (http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_qu
ery?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriogonum
+nortonii)

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