Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Eriogonum 2

Eriogonum corymbosum
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Semi-desert. Shrublands, woodlands, rocks. Summer, fall.
Along the Colorado River near Moab, Utah, September 26, 2005.

At over four feet in diameter, this is not an unusual Eriogonum corymbosum.

Eriogonum corymbosum

Eriogonum corymbosum
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Semi-desert. Shrublands, woodlands, rocks. Summer, fall.
Grandview Point Trail, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, September 27, 2005.

Brilliant white flowers give way to russets.