Eriogonum panguicense var. alpestre. Rare, regional endemic, known only from this general area. Aug. 8, 2003, Cedar Breaks, Iron County, Utah, approx. 10,350 ft. elev.
Family: Polygonaceae1-1.5m tall herb found in marshy areas along canals and water logged areas of India, Africa, and China. Photographed at Nellore of India.Annual herb, Leaves 6-13x 1-2.5cm lanceolate, acuminate, thick. Flowers 3-4mm across, pink, in 10-15cm long terminal paniculate spikes.
July gold, Dedeckera eurekensis, White Mountains, elevation 1575 m (5165 ft). The only species in this rare shrub genus, July gold is related to Eriogonum in the Polygonaceae. It is found in only a few canyons with a strong carbonate bedrock component, in the mountains of Inyo and southern Mono counties, California. The species was first discovered in Eureka Valley, and presents huge masses of tiny golden-yellow flowers during the peak of summer heat when little else blooms, thus its common name. (The plant in this photo is in fruit and late flower [open near center of image] at the end of August.) The genus is named after Mary DeDecker, good friend and pioneering botanist and conservationist in the "Land of Little Rain."