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3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

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Eriogonum sphaerocephalum

Round-headed Desert Buckwheat in sage-steppe habitat below basalt cliffs

ID: 0901834
Round-headed Desert Buckwheat in sage-steppe habitat below basalt cliffs
Grant Co. near Hwy 243 at Wanapum Dam, WA
June 14, 2009
Copyright © 2009, Mark Turner
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Eriogonum sphaerocephalum (Round-Headed Desert Buckwheat)