Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Eriogonum mohavense is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Western Mojave buckwheat. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert of California. It is an annual herb producing a slender, erect flowering stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The woolly, rounded leaves are located around the base of the stem. The branches of the inflorescence produce many small clusters of tiny yellow flowers.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 12 in Tall

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Color

Cream, Pink, White, Yellow

Water

Low, Very Low

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 29 likely

Confirmed Likely

Sonoran Metalmark

Apodemia mejicanus

Mormon Metalmark

Apodemia mormo

Behr's Metalmark

Apodemia virgulti

The Brown Elfin

Callophrys augustinus