Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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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.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall

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Color

Cream, Pink, White, Yellow

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Site type

Sand, gravel, or rocks

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 45 likely

Confirmed Likely

Dotted Blue

Euphilotes enoptes

Sonoran Metalmark

Apodemia mejicanus

Mormon Metalmark

Apodemia mormo

Behr's Metalmark

Apodemia virgulti