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Eriogonum wrightii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names bastardsage and Wright's buckwheat. It is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, where it grows in many plant communities in rocky habitats from mountains to deserts. It is quite variable in appearance; it may be a small perennial herb 10 centimeters tall or a bushy shrub over a meter wide. There are several varieties as well. In general it has basal leaves as well as a few leaves along the stem, which are usually narrow and woolly. The flower cluster has long, straight branches which may be hairless to woolly and have flower clusters and sometimes small leaves at the nodes. The flowers are usually white to light pink.
Shrub, Perennial herb
4 - 40 in Tall
Upright
Slow
White, Cream, Pink
Summer
Containers, Lawn alternative
Full Sun
Low, Very Low
Fast
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Dry gravel or rocks
Chaparral, Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
5 confirmed and 40 likely
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti
Dotted Blue
Euphilotes enoptes
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon