Yucca Buckwheat

Eriogonum plumatella Durand & Hilg. - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow

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

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Yucca Buckwheat: Apodemia mormo mormo, Euphilotes rita, Euphilotes rita elvirae, Nemoria intensaria

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Nevada
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.