Eriogonum nummulare

Money wild buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Money wild buckwheat is a California native shrub found in southern Modoc Plateau and southeastern Sierra Nevada regions in sandy habitats at elevations of 800 to 2,600 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces white flowers in delicate clusters with obovate perianth lobes. Growing 1.5 to 8 meters tall with a rounded form of 3 to 12 meters in diameter, it develops tomentose (woolly) stems and branches. Its cauline leaves are narrow to rounded, measuring 1 to 3 centimeters long and covered in soft, woolly tomentum. The compact shrub produces small fruits 2 to 3 millimeters long, contributing to its distinctive appearance in sandy landscapes.

Habitat: Common. Sand

Bloom period: Jul-Oct

Elevation: 800-2600 m

Bioregions: s MP, SNE

California counties: Lassen, Mono, Inyo

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