Eriogonum soredium

Eriogonum soredium is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Frisco buckwheat. It is endemic to Utah in the United States, where it is known only from Beaver County. There are four populations, all located in the San Francisco Mountains. It is a candidate for federal protection. This low-growing perennial herb reaches about 4 centimeters in height, forming mounds up to 50 centimeters wide. The woolly rounded or oval leaves are up to 5 millimeters long and 2 millimeters wide. The white or pinkish flowers are up to 3 millimeters wide and are borne in clusters shaped like "drumsticks". The seeds are 2 to 2.5 millimeters wide. Blooming occurs in June through August. This plant grows only on soils made up of Ordovician limestone in the southern San Francisco Mountains of Utah. There are 845 acres of this substrate in the mountains, but the plant only occupies 52 acres of the available habitat. Its entire range is about 5 square miles. The four known populations are all located......read more on Wikipedia.