eriogonum

Definitions of eriogonum

1. noun

   any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers
   types:

   Eriogonum allenii, umbrella plant

   late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters

   California buckwheat, Erigonum fasciculatum, wild buckwheat

   low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)

   type of:

   subshrub, suffrutex

   low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base