Mokelumne Hill Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum luteolum var. pedunculatum

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Jack's Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum luteolum var. saltuarium

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 8 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Spotted Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum maculatum

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Marum Leaved Buckwheat

Eriogonum marifolium

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 16 in tall
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Mccloud Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum marifolium var. cupulatum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 0.4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Marum-leaf Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum marifolium var. marifolium

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 0.4 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Pinyon Mesa Buckwheat

Eriogonum mensicola

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Slender Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Purple, Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Northern Limestone Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. alpinum

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 0.1 - 0.4 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Yellow-flowered Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. ambiguum

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

San Bernardino Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. corymbosoides

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Johnston's Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. johnstonii

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 5 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Bear Lake Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. lacus-ursi

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Inyo Mountains Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. lapidicola

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Great Basin Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Panamint Mountains Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. panamintense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Schoolcraft's Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. schoolcraftii

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Simpson's Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii

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Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 4 - 59 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Western Mojave Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum mohavense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Pineland Buckwheat

Eriogonum molestum

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Snow Mountain Buckwheat

Eriogonum nervulosum

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Birdnest Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nidularium

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Pinnacles Buckwheat

Eriogonum nortonii

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Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Purple
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Nude Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 7 in wide
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring
Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Very Low, Low

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ella Nelson's Yellow Nude Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow'

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Form: Mounding
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Hummingbirds
Birds
bumblebee
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Nude Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Ben Lomond Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. decurrens

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Reduced Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. deductum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Protruding Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. indictum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Mouse Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. murinum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Naked Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. nudum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Harford's Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 - 6 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Del Norte Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. paralinum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Little-flower Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Antioch Dunes Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. psychicola

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Fremont's Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Kings River Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. regirivum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 3 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Sierran Crest Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. scapigerum

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Plant type: Shrub
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Weston's Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum var. westonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Money Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nummulare

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 6 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dugway Buckwheat

Eriogonum nutans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Dugway Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum nutans var. nutans

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Whitewoolly Buckwheat

Eriogonum ochrocephalum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Ochre-flowered Buckwheat

Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. ochrocephalum

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Fort Mohave Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum ordii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cushion Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Heavenly Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. caelestinum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cushion Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.4 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Brown-margined Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. eximium

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.4 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Monarch Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. monarchense

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Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 0.8 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cushion Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Cushion Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Purple Cushion Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Cushenbury Buckwheat

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Palmer's Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum palmerianum

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Panamint Mountain Buckwheat

Eriogonum panamintense

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub,Perennial herb
Size: 6 - 60 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Brown
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Parish's Buckwheat

Eriogonum parishii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Pink, White, Red
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Low, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Sea Cliff Buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall , 2 - 3 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Pink, White
Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Fall, Winter
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water
Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Los Osos Hills Coast Buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium 'Los Osos Hills'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Moss Landing Buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium 'Moss Landing'

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall , 1 - 2 ft wide
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, White
Flowering season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water
Water

Low, Moderate, Very Low

Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow