Santa Catalina Island Buckwheat

Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum

Family: Polygonaceae (BUCKWHEAT).
Other common names: Santa Catalina Island's St. Catherine's Lace.
Generic common name: WILD BUCKWHEAT, BUCKWHEAT.

Location: Malibu Lagoon State Beach: trailside near tidal salt marsh, July 2011.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Late Spring, Summer.

Naturalized in Santa Monica Mountains (introduced California native).