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[Species] dune buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium) [Notes on the species] 
This plant is the host plant for the El Segundo blue butterfly. It is typically inhabits sand dunes, but is also found on the bluffs on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. When the blossoms appear in June, the El Segundo blue butterflies appear to feed on the nectar, mate, and lay eggs for the next year's crop of butterflies.
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Notes on the species