Kingdom Plantae Family Polygonaceae Scientific name Eriogonum nortonii Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Eriogonum Higher classification Eriogonum | |
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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
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.
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