Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Eriogonum latifolium (coast buckwheat)

Family: Buckwheat

Characteristics
Perennial buckwheat with woody roots. Full heads of white or pink-tinged flowers. Basal clusters of wavy-margined leaves densely felted with white hairs (primarily on underside). Blooms in summer.

Area
Adverse conditions. Thin soil, rocks and cliffs. Coastal bluffs.










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