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Eriogonum chrysops
bitterroot buckwheat
Botanical details
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Eriogonum
- Genus description
A genus of evergreen flowering shrubs native to North America, with silvery grey-green foliage and clusters of cotton-ball like pink and white flowers. Grown as food for both humans, livestock and wildlife and used as medicine by some native American tribes
- Name status
Correct
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