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Eriogonum roseum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name wand buckwheat. It is native to much of western California and the Sierra Nevada foothills, as well as parts of Oregon, and it is widespread and common in several plant communities. This is an erect annual herb reaching maximum heights of well over half a meter. Small oval leaves are located at the base of the plant and the flower cluster is slender and has few erect branches. Flower clusters are located at nodes evenly spaced along the wandlike branches. The flowers are white or shades of yellow, pink, or both.
Annual herb
2 - 3 ft Tall
Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Partial Shade
Low, Very Low
Fast
Sand, gravel, or rocks
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 45 likely
Dotted Blue
Euphilotes enoptes
Sonoran Metalmark
Apodemia mejicanus
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti