Sulphur Flower Buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. - Buckwheat family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches
Planting Distance: 34 inches
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Summer
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: High
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Sulphur Flower Buckwheat: Apodemia mormo cythera, Callophrys affins affinis, Callophrys affins affinis, Callophrys apama homoperplexa, Callophrys comstocki, Callophrys lemberti, Callophrys sheridanii sheridanii, Chalceria heteronea, Chalceria heteronea heteronea, Euphilotes battoides comstocki, Euphilotes battoides glaucon, Euphilotes enoptes ancilla, Lycaeides melissa, Philotes battoides intermedia, Plebejus lupini, Plebejus lupini lupini, Plebejus lupini monticola
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
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.