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sulphur-flower

American  
[suhl-fer-flou-er] / ˈsʌl fərˌflaʊ ər /
Or sulfur-flower

noun

  1. a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.


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Large companies of the sulphur-flower may be seen in the Sierras in July and August, where it covers open, dry, rocky slopes, making brilliant masses of color.

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