Carried by 1 nurseries
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Eriogonum ursinum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names Bear Valley buckwheat and talus buckwheat. It is endemic to northern California where it is found on mountains from the northern Sierra Nevada to the southern Klamath Mountains. This is an uncommon perennial herb growing mats of leaves from a woody caudex, spreading to 60 centimeters wide at the base and growing erect flower clusters up to 40 centimeters high. The leaves are pale green to yellowish, woolly, and up to about two centimeters long. The compound flower cluster is made up of clusters of pale yellow to pale pink flowers atop long, naked stems.
Perennial herb
2 - 16 in Tall
Cream, Pink, Yellow, Green
Summer, Fall
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Low, Very Low
Fast
1, 2, 7*, 15*, 16*, 17*
Sand or gravel places
Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 21 likely
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
Sheridan's Hairstreak
Callophrys sheridanii