Eriogonum molestum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name pineland buckwheat. It is endemic to southern California, where it grows in the Transverse Ranges of Ventura County to the Peninsular Ranges of San Diego County.

Description

Eriogonum molestum is an annual herb producing a slender, erect, hairless flowering stem up to a meter tall. The woolly, rounded to oblong leaves are located around the base of the stem. The branches of the inflorescence produce many small clusters of tiny white to pinkish flowers.

Eriogonum molestum

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment - Eriogonum molestum

Eriogonum molestum - Photo gallery

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Endemic flora of California

Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands

Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges

Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains

Natural history of the Transverse Ranges

Eriogonum molestum