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Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

Sulphur flower

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassCaryophyllidaeCacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts
OrderCaryophyllalesIncludes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants
FamilyPolygonaceaeKnotweed or smartweed family
GenusEriogonumFrom Greek erion, “wool,” and gonu, “joint or knee,” for the hairy or woolly joints in the stems of some of these species
SpeciesumbellatumRefers to the arrangement of the flowers which arise in a head from a central point, i.e. bearing an umbel

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Eriogonum umbellatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Eriogonum umbellatum (sulphur flower)

7/7/1999 · Florissant and Lake George area, Colorado · By Tim Chandler ID is dubious

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