Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Eriogonum libertini is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Dubakella Mountain buckwheat. This uncommon plant is endemic to California where it grows in the rocky serpentine terrain of the southern Klamath Mountains and nearby ranges. It is named for the local peak Dubakella Mountain. This is a squat mountain plant forming leafy mats up to half a meter wide with spindly erect flower clusters up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are woolly and pale green to silver. The clusters of flowers atop the flower clusters are bright yellow.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 - 12 in Tall

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Color

Cream, Pink, White

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Site type

Rocky outcrops

Plant communities

Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 11 likely

Confirmed Likely

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