Desert Trumpet

Eriogonum inflatum

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Eriogonum inflatum, the Desert Trumpet, is a perennial plant of the family Polygonaceae. The plant possesses very small yellow or pink flowers and an inflated stem just below branching segments. Eriogonum: from the Greek erion, "wool", and gonu, "joint or knee", in reference to the hairy or woolly joints of some of the species of the genus, but not particularly inflatum. It is found in the Mojave Desert and other deserts.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Patrick Dockens, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/15174578@N00/2453437852
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriogonum_inflatum

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