Blue Mountain Buckwheat

Eriogonum strictum Benth. - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 26 inches

Planting Distance: 6.2 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Root Depth: 14 inches

Growth Form: Single Crown

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Blue Mountain Buckwheat: Euphilotes enoptes ancilla, Plebejus acmon

Native Range

CAN: British Columbia
USA: California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 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.