Chaparral Buckwheat (Eriogonum dasyanthemum)
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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Polygonaceae
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Genus: Eriogonum
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