Eriogonum nortonii

Taxobox
name = "Eriogonum nortonii"


image_width = 260px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Polygonaceae
genus = "Eriogonum"
species = "E. nortonii"
binomial = "Eriogonum nortonii"
binomial_authority = 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 Monument. 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

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5994,6117 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERNO2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060412 Flora of North America Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriogonum+nortonii Photo gallery]