Eriogonum fasciculatum var. foliolosum

Leafy california buckwheat, Leafy California Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Leafy california buckwheat is a native shrub found in central and southern California coastal regions, central desert, and widely cultivated areas, thriving in gravel habitats at elevations of 60 to 1,300 meters. Flowering throughout the year, this plant produces small white to cream-colored flowers in open clusters. Growing as a rounded shrub 6 to 15 decimeters tall and up to 25 decimeters wide, it features stems that are generally grayish and densely tomentose or occasionally glabrous. Its small leaves are densely tomentose on the undersides, with blades 0.6 to 1.2 centimeters long and margins tightly rolled under. The shrub forms a compact, rounded shape with gray-green foliage that provides distinctive texture in its native landscape.

Habitat: Gravel

Bloom period: All year

Elevation: 60-1300 m

Bioregions: CW, SW, widely cult, occasionally established from roadside planting NW, CW, SW, D

California counties: San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura, San Diego, San Benito, Monterey, Stanislaus, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Orange, Kern, San Luis Obispo, Alameda, Fresno, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Trinity, Marin, Sonoma, Glenn, Napa, Del Norte, Inyo

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