Eriogonum cernuum
Nutt.
Nodding buckwheat
Eriogonum cernuum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[swcoloradowildflowers.com] Etymology: In 1834 "On the plains of the Oregon and in the Rocky Mountains", Thomas Nuttall was the first to collect this plant for science. He named and described the plant in 1848. "Cernu" is Latin for "nodding". (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
