Eriogonum nudum

Naked buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Naked buckwheat is a California native perennial found in varied habitats across the state's mountainous regions at elevations ranging from low to moderate terrain. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces delicate white to pink or yellow flowers in open, branching clusters up to 1 meter wide. Growing with slender stems 15 to 50 centimeters tall, it develops a low-spreading form with a compact diameter of 15 to 30 centimeters. Its basal leaves are distinctive, measuring 1 to 6 centimeters long, with a soft, woolly texture on the undersides and varying from densely hairy to occasionally smooth. The fruit is small, measuring 1.5 to 3.5 millimeters long, and contributes to the plant's delicate, airy appearance.

California counties: Kern, Sierra, Fresno, Lake, Mono, Inyo, Los Angeles, Tulare, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Shasta, El Dorado, Alpine, Placer, Santa Cruz, Plumas, Siskiyou, Marin, Trinity, Modoc, Sacramento, Amador, Humboldt, Solano, Mendocino, Tehama, San Mateo, Lassen, Santa Clara, Madera, Tuolumne, Monterey, Mariposa, Del Norte, San Luis Obispo, Napa, Santa Barbara, Nevada, San Diego, Kings, Contra Costa, Colusa, Alameda, Yolo, Stanislaus, Butte, San Benito

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