''Eriogonum mohavense'' is a species of
wild buckwheat known by the common name Western Mojave buckwheat. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily in ...
of
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
. It is an annual herb producing a slender, erect flowering stem up to about tall. The woolly, rounded leaves are located around the base of the stem. The branches of the
inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...
produce many small clusters of tiny yellow flowers.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
mohavense
Endemic flora of California
Flora of the California desert regions
Natural history of the Mojave Desert
Plants described in 1877
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