''Eriogonum argillosum'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names clay buckwheat, clay-loving buckwheat, and Coast Range wild buckwheat. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

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, where it is known only from San Benito and Monterey Counties.Flora of North America
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clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay part ...

substrates, often of

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origin. This is an annual herb up to 30 to 60 centimeters tall with a basal patch of oval-shaped, woolly leaves and a naked stem. The top of the stem is occupied by the

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed ...

, a cyme with several clusters of tiny white or pink flowers.

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Calflora Database: ''Eriogonum argillosum'' (Clay buckwheat, Clay loving buckwheat)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Eriogonum argillosum''UC Photos gallery: ''Eriogonum argillosum''
argillosum Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of Monterey County, California Natural history of San Benito County, California ~ Taxa named by John Thomas Howell Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polygonaceae-stub