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 Park.[2]
| Eriogonum nortonii | |
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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. nortonii
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| Eriogonum nortonii | |
Description edit
This plant grows between 5 and 20 centimeters in height, with a thread-thin branched stem which is often red in color.[3] Most of the leaves are 0.5 to 1.0 cm long and rounded, fuzzy underneath and wavy-edged. Tiny clusters of very light to deep pink flowers grow on minute erect stalks.
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References edit
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ Broyles, Rothwell P. (1975). Pinnacles National Monument (N.M.), Proposed Master Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. California: Pinnacles National Monument. p. 3.
- ^ U.S. Naval Observatory, Optical Interferometer Project: Environmental Impact Statement. San Bruno, CA: Naval Facilities Engineering Command. July 1992. pp. 3–41.
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