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Mount Diablo Buckwheat
Scientific Name:
Eriogonum truncatum
Family:
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)
Blooms:
Color:
Red-Pink
Annual herb
Native
Mount Diablo buckwheat, with its characteristic branched flowers, grows along the edges of chaparral, in areas that have been partly cleared of grass by rabbits. Thought to be extinct for several decades, this plant has resurfaced in limited distribution. Read more
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). This plant is rare in Mount Diablo State Park. See full list
Scott Hein
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