Which genus of plant life is more palm like, Pandanus or Eriogonum?
Pandanus Pandanus is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan ( ), screw palm, and screw pine. They are classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae.
Eriogonum heracleoides Eriogonum heracleoides (common names parsnipflower buckwheat, whorled buckwheat, and Wyeth buckwheat) has many flowering clusters that are cream or off-white in color. Its usual habitat is rocky areas such as sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forests. Parsnipflower buckwheat is in the genus "Eriogonum" and the family Polygonaceae which is a family of plants known as the "knotweed family". It inhabits much of the western part of the United States.