Parsnipflower Buckwheat

Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt. - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Aroga eriogonella, Callophrys dumetorum, Euphilotes battoides glaucon, Euphilotes enoptes ancilla

Native Range

  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • USA:  California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.