| Common Name |
California Buckwheat |
| Latin Name |
Eriogonum fasciculatum |
| Family / Origin |
Polygonaceae / |
| Sunset zone USDA zone |
10-24 / 9-11 |
| Type / Form |
Perennial shrub / Small |
| Native Habitat |
Mojave, Sonoran, and Colorado Deserts from 200 to 7,000
feet; Santa Barbara to Baja California |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Water |
None to once per month in summer |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 5 X 7 feet, usual 18 inches to 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Bright green, slender, dormant in summer, rosemary-like |
| Flowers |
Lacy white to pink flowers in spring through summer |
| Bark / Roots |
Woody / Substantial |
| Maintenance |
Cut back in winter |
| Propagation |
Seeds, cuttings |
| Pests and diseases |
None known |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, ground cover, rock garden, low
maintenance, specimen, bedding |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Butterfly, Sonoran, Ethnobotanical |
| Nature Value |
Nectar for hummingbirds and bees, nesting, seeds eaten by
birds, larval plant for Bernardino blue and Avalon hairstreak
butterflies |
| Native American Uses |
Seeds ground into flour, medicinal |
| Comments |
Can be mistaken for Rosemary in spring, dormant four or
more months |
| Links |
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| Images and data |
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Eriogonum_fasciculatum.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pdf/shrubs/Eriogonum%20fasciculatum.pdf |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=3243 |
| Images and data |
http://www.azrangelands.org/pima/gardening/aridplants/Eriogonum_fasciculatum.html |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriogonum_fasciculatum |
| Images and data |
http://www.smmtc.org/plantofthemonth/plant_of_the_month_200708_Buckwheat.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=erfa2 |
| Images and data |
http://www.eol.org/pages/585249 |
| Images and data |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/1069/eriogonum-fasciculatum-eastern-mojave-buckwheat/ |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/52961/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.theodorepayne.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Eriogonum_fasciculatum_'Theodore_Payne'&redirect=no |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Polygonaceae/Eriogonum_fasciculatum.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/BuckwheatFlat/BuckwheatFlat.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=639 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Polygonaceae/Eriogonum_fasciculatum.html |
| Data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060281 |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/283.htm |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Eriogonum+fasciculatum |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=3070 |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERFA2 |
