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Eriogonum prattenianum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Nevada City buckwheat. Eriogonum prattenianum is endemic to California, where it can be found in many scattered disjunct populations in the Sierra Nevada and its foothills. Taxonomy. There are two varieties of this species. The more common var. prattenianum occurs in scattered populations in the mountains and foothills, while the uncommon var. avium is limited to granite outcrops in the Sierra Nevada slopes of Madera and Fresno Counties. The latter is generally a smaller plant than the former.
Perennial herb
4 - 19 in Tall
Cream, Pink, White
Low, Very Low
Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 25 likely
Sonoran Metalmark
Apodemia mejicanus
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti
The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus