Redroot Buckwheat

Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Pink

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

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Redroot Buckwheat: Euphilotes spaldingi

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
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.