Eriogonum parvifolium

Seacliff wild buckwheat, Seacliff Wild Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Seacliff wild buckwheat is a California native shrub found in coastal bioregions of central and southern California in sandy habitats at elevations below 410 meters. Flowering throughout the year, this plant produces white to pink-yellow flowers in clusters up to 30 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. Growing as a compact shrub 3 to 10 decimeters tall with a spread of 5 to 20 decimeters, it has a distinctive tomentose or glabrous stem structure. Its leaves are narrow to nearly round, 0.5 to 3 centimeters long, with a woolly underside and generally smooth upper surface. In sandy coastal environments, this wild buckwheat forms a low, spreading shrub that provides distinctive ground cover with its delicate flower clusters.

Habitat: Common. Sand

Bloom period: All year

Elevation: < 410 m

Bioregions: CCo, SCo.

California counties: Ventura, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Orange, Mendocino

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