Eriogonum dasyanthemum

Chaparral wild buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: annual · Native

Chaparral wild buckwheat is a native annual found in central and northern California Coast Ranges in sandy habitats at elevations of 50 to 1,400 meters. Flowering from May to October, this plant produces white to rose-colored flowers in small clusters approximately 4 millimeters wide. Growing with erect stems 20 to 60 centimeters tall that are softly hairy (tomentose), it has a delicate, sprawling form. Its round basal leaves are 1 to 2 centimeters wide, densely hairy on the underside and sparsely hairy or nearly smooth on the upper surface. The fruit is small, about 1.5 to 2 millimeters long with a slightly rough tip.

Habitat: Uncommon. Sand

Bloom period: May-Oct

Elevation: 50-1400 m

Bioregions: c&amps NCoR.

California counties: Lake, Colusa, Napa, Tehama, Yolo, Shasta, Solano, Trinity, Glenn, Butte, Santa Clara, Sonoma

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.