Eriogonum fasciculatum

California buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: perennial · Native

California buckwheat is a native perennial shrub found throughout California's coastal ranges, interior valleys, and southern desert regions in chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and woodland habitats at elevations from near sea level to 2,000 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces white to pale pink flowers in dense clusters that gradually turn rusty brown as they age. Growing as a sprawling mat or compact shrub 1 to 2.5 meters wide with multiple woody stems, it forms an intricate, rounded shape with dense branching. Its small leaves are narrow and linear, generally less than 1.5 centimeters long with margins rolled under, creating a compact and drought-resistant appearance. The fruit is a small, smooth achene approximately 2 to 2.5 millimeters long.

California counties: Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Benito, Tulare, Glenn, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Inyo, Fresno, Monterey, San Mateo, Lake, Contra Costa, Tuolumne, Merced, Santa Cruz

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