Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Eriogonum strictum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Blue Mountain buckwheat. It is a common plant of western North America from northern California to British Columbia where it is found along rocky slopes and scrubland. This is a perennial herb forming leaf mats up to 40 centimeters wide and producing erect flower clusters 10 to 35 centimeters tall. The woolly, oval-shaped leaves are one to four centimeters long. The slender flower cluster stalks are naked but usually woolly and produce flower clusters at the top. The flowers are yellow and darken to reddish or orange.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

4 - 26 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Slow

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Color

Yellow, Cream, Pink, White

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil description

Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Site type

Rocky places

Plant communities

Northern Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

2 confirmed and 23 likely

Confirmed Likely

Bauer's Dotted-Blue

Euphilotes baueri

Acmon Blue

Icaricia acmon

Mormon Metalmark

Apodemia mormo

Aroga paraplutella