Eriogonum thomasii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Thurber's buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of North America in Arizona, California, New Mexico and three desert states of Mexico,[1] where it is common to abundant in many areas.
| Eriogonum thurberi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. thurberi
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum thurberi | |
Description
editIt is a thin annual herb growing up to 40 centimeters tall, with a basal rosette of rounded to oval leaves around the stem.
The inflorescence is an open array of stem branches bearing clusters of tiny white to pink flowers.
References
edit- ^ "Eriogonum thurberi". Catalog of Life. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links
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