Eriogonum glandulosum

Glandular wild buckwheat, Glandular Wild Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Glandular wild buckwheat is a native annual found in northern and northeastern desert mountains in sandy or gravelly habitats at elevations of 900 to 1,600 meters. Flowering from May to November, this plant produces delicate white to pale pink flowers in small clusters on glandular branches. Growing 5 to 25 centimeters tall with slender, glandular stems, it forms a compact and fragile annual structure. Its basal leaves are round, approximately 5 to 15 millimeters long, covered in fine hairs with a slightly glandular surface. The tiny flowers, measuring 1 to 1.8 millimeters long, have narrowly lanceolate perianth lobes that give the plant a subtle, intricate appearance.

Habitat: Locally common. Sand or gravel

Bloom period: May-Nov

Elevation: 900-1600 m

Bioregions: n&ampne DMtns

California counties: Inyo, San Bernardino, Los Angeles

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