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Eriogonum roseum

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Eriogonum
Species:	E. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There Caryophyllales is an order of Flowering plants that includes the cacti, carnations Amaranths Ice plants and most Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants also known as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family" Eriogonum is the scientific name for a Genus of Flowering plants, in the family Polygonaceae. roseum

Binomial name

Eriogonum roseum
Durand & Hilg.

Synonyms

Eriogonum virgatum

Eriogonum roseum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name wand buckwheat. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. Eriogonum is the scientific name for a Genus of Flowering plants, in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to much of western California and the Sierra Nevada foothills, as well as parts of Oregon, and it is widespread and common in several plant communities. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Sierra Nevada ( Spanish for "Snowy Range" is a Mountain range located in the U Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. This is an erect annual herb reaching maximum heights of well over half a meter. Small oval leaves are located at the base of the plant and the inflorescence is slender and has few erect branches. 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 Flower clusters are located at nodes evenly spaced along the wandlike branches. The flowers are white or shades of yellow, pink, or both.

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