Naked Buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth. - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink, Yellow

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

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Naked Buckwheat: Apodemia mormo, Apodemia mormo deserti, Callophrys dumetorum, Callophrys dumetorum perplexa, Chalceria heteronea, Chalceria heteronea clara, Callophrys lemberti, Euphilotes battoides martini, Euphilotes enoptes bayensis, Euphilotes enoptes dammersi, Euphilotes enoptes enoptes, Euphilotes enoptes tildeni, Euphilotes mojave, Gaeides gorgon, Lycaena heteronea, Philotes enoptes, Plebejus acmon, Plebejus acmon acmon, Plebejus neurona

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.