Eriogonum dasyanthemum
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Eriogonum dasyanthemum is a species of wild buckwheat
Eriogonum
Eriogonum is the scientific name for a genus of flowering plants, in the family Polygonaceae. The genus is found in North America and is known as wild buckwheat. This is a highly species-rich genus, and indications are that active speciation is continuing...

 known by the common name chaparral buckwheat. This plant is endemic to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 where it is limited to the Northern Coast Ranges, but it is quite common in its native range.

Description

This is a slender annual herb with spindly gray to reddish fuzzy stems reaching a maximum of about 60 centimeters in height. The small, round leaves are located at the base of the plant and are less than two centimeters long. The plant produces tiny clusters of pink flowers on its spreading branches, each cluster less than a centimeter wide.

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