Eriogonum eremicola

Wildrose canyon buckwheat, Wildrose Canyon Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Wildrose canyon buckwheat is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native annual found in southern Inyo Mountains and northern Death Mountains in sandy or gravelly habitats at elevations of 2,200 to 3,100 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces white to red flowers in delicate inflorescences up to 20 centimeters long. Growing 8 to 25 centimeters tall with glandular stems that are slender and upright, it develops a distinctive branching structure. Its basal leaves are approximately round, 1 to 2.5 centimeters long, with a woolly undersurface and sparsely hairy or smooth upper surface. The tiny fruit is 2 to 2.5 millimeters long and glabrous.

Habitat: Sand or gravel

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 2200-3100 m

Bioregions: s W&ampI (Inyo Mtns), n DMtns (Panamint Range).

California counties: Inyo

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