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     The Eriogonum genus was named by Andre Michaux (1746-1803) in his 1803, Flora Boreali-Americana.  "Erio" is Greek for "wool" and "gono" for "knee", referring, according to William A. Weber, to the "wooly leaves and swollen joints of the type species".

     See more Eriogonum and  more  and  Eriogonum cernuum.

 

 Eriogonum lonchophyllum
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Foothills, montane. Shrublands, openings. Summer.
Lone Mesa State Park, July 2, 2008.

Eriogonum lonchophyllum can be an abundant plant in its limited range in eastern Utah, northwestern New Mexico, and western and central Colorado.  Typically stems are glabrous and without leaves and flowers are clustered at the ends of the branching stems.  Basal leaves are clustered, long, and narrow.  As pictured here, E. lonchophyllum is growing in large numbers on Mancos Shale.

John Torrey and Asa Gray named this plant in 1870.  "Lonchophyllum" is Latin for "lance-shaped leaves". 
Eriogonum lonchophyllum
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Foothills, montane. Shrublands, openings. Summer.
Lone Mesa State Park, July 2, 2008.