Snow Buckwheat

Eriogonum niveum Douglas ex Benth. - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches

Planting Distance: 29 inches

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Root Depth: 12 inches

Growth Form: Colonizing

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Snow Buckwheat: Chionodes luteogeminata, Drasteria mirifica

Native Range

CAN: British Columbia
USA: Idaho, Oregon, Washington

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.