About Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & A.Gray
Eriogonum pusillum Torr. & A.Gray is a small annual herb that grows 5 to 30 centimeters tall. Its woolly, rounded leaves are located at the base of the plant, and measure roughly one centimeter in length. The inflorescence consists of rising, branching, spindly bare branches, which produce cup-shaped flower clusters at every node along the branches. Each tiny glandular flower reaches a maximum width of about three millimeters, and its color changes from bright yellow, to orange-red, and finally to red.