Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum

Coastal california buckwheat, Coastal California Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Coastal california buckwheat is a California native perennial found in coastal regions including the Central Coast, Southern California Coast, Channel Islands, Santa Catalina Island, Transverse Ranges, San Bernardino Mountains, Peninsular Ranges, and southeastern Mojave Desert in sandy habitats at elevations below 300 meters. Flowering throughout the entire year, this plant produces white to cream-colored flowers in dense, head-like clusters. Growing as a low, spreading mat 1 to 5 decimeters tall and up to 3 meters wide, it forms a sprawling ground cover with distinctively grayish stems. Its small leaves are narrow, about 6 to 12 millimeters long, with margins rolled under and a soft, woolly underside that appears grayish-white. The plant creates extensive, low-growing ground cover in coastal and desert environments, with a distinctive mat-like growth habit.

Habitat: Sand

Bloom period: All year

Elevation: < 300 m

Bioregions: CCo, SCoR, SCo, ChI (Santa Catalina Island), WTR, SnBr, PR, DMoj (se edge)

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