| Flower: | Desert Trumpet | | Family: | Buckwheat | | Genus / Species: | Eriogonum inflatum | | Notes: | The name comes from the shape of the inflated stems, which I believe to be a mechanism for collection, storage, and dispersing of moisture. A magnifying glass would be helpful to appreciate the flowers, as they are only about one-sixteenth of an inch. This plant likes very rocky slopes. | | Photo: | 
Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona - - - - March 13, 2010 | | Photo 2: | 
| | Guide: | Colorado Desert Wildflower by Stewart / A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona by Epple & Epple |
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