Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Eriogonum argillosum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names clay buckwheat, clay-loving buckwheat, and Coast Range wild buckwheat. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from San Benito and Monterey Counties. It grows on clay substrates, often of serpentine origin. This is an annual herb up to 30 to 60 centimeters tall with a basal patch of oval-shaped, woolly leaves and a naked stem. The top of the stem is occupied by the inflorescence, a cyme with several clusters of tiny white or pink flowers.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall

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Color

Cream, Pink, White

Water

Low, Very Low

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 24 likely

Confirmed Likely

Mormon Metalmark

Apodemia mormo

Behr's Metalmark

Apodemia virgulti

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Aroga paraplutella