Carried by 0 nurseries
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Eriogonum ochrocephalum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name whitewoolly buckwheat. It is native to the Great Basin of the United States, where it grows in local habitat such as sagebrush. It is a perennial herb forming a thick clump or mat covered in clusters of woolly lance-shaped to oval leaves. The inflorescences arise on erect scapes and bear many tiny yellow flowers in a rounded cluster.
Plant type
Perennial herb
Color
Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Water
Low, Very Low
Plant communities
Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 23 likely
Confirmed
Likely
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti
The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
Bramble Hairstreak
Callophrys dumetorum
Common names:
Whitewoolly Buckwheat
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