About Eriogonum heermannii Durand & Hilg.
This shrub species, scientifically named Eriogonum heermannii Durand & Hilg., is quite variable in appearance, and it has a number of recognized varieties. It can grow as a small, rounded patch just ten centimeters wide, or as a sprawling bush that reaches up to two meters in height. It is an intricately branched, brambly plant with small woolly leaves scattered along its green to brown stems. Its leaves do not persist for long, and after they drop, the plant takes on a naked, weedy form that produces very tiny flower clusters at nodes along its thin stems. Each cluster is less than three millimeters wide, and it holds flowers that can be white, yellow, or pink in color.
