Crispleaf Buckwheat, Velvety Wild Buckwheat,Eriogonum corymbosum,Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae)10/5/2018  Found in dry gravelly areas, hillsides
Seen blooming on October 1, 2018 in Red Wash Canyon Unlike its smaller cousins this buckwheat is a perennial shrub growing to 4 feet tall and 5 feet wide with greyish, velvety leaves. Leaves are oblong to oval-shaped with crinkly, "crisped", edges. Tiny white to pink flowers grow in rounded clusters. Native Americans utilized boiled leaves and stalks mixed with cornmeal for bread or with salt for a dried cake. Leaves were also prepared to treat headaches. Source. If you want to identify a different flower then you might find it useful to check what was blooming this time last year. If you cannot identify a flower from the website send a photo and where you took it to contact@rockymountainsflora.com. Read online for tips.
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