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Eriogonum Michx.
Buckwheat
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Polygonaceae | Knotweed or smartweed family |
| Genus | Eriogonum | From Greek erion, “wool,” and gonu, “joint or knee,” for the hairy or woolly joints in the stems of some of these species |
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Eriogonum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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Buckwheat (Eriogonum) · 2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California 
(Eriogonum) · 5/28/2009 · Mesa Verde, Cortez, Colorado
≈ 6 × 7" (15 × 16 cm)  Species not yet identified
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