Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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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.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

4 - 19 in Tall

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Color

Cream, Pink, White

Water

Low, Very Low

Plant communities

Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 25 likely

Confirmed Likely

Sonoran Metalmark

Apodemia mejicanus

Mormon Metalmark

Apodemia mormo

Behr's Metalmark

Apodemia virgulti

The Brown Elfin

Callophrys augustinus