Eriogonum spergulinum var. reddingianum

Redding's wild buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: annual · Native

Redding's wild buckwheat is a California native annual found in northern California mountain ranges including the North Coast Ranges, Cascade Ranges, Sierra Nevada, northern South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and Great Basin in sandy or gravelly habitats at elevations of 1,300 to 3,400 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces small, delicate flowers with subtle cream or white coloration. Growing with erect stems 8 to 40 centimeters tall, the plant has distinctively glandular internodes that give it a slightly sticky texture. Its leaves are sparse and slender, forming a delicate framework for the plant's subtle flowering structure. The tiny flowers, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters long, are typically glabrous or sparsely hairy, contributing to the plant's understated botanical charm.

Habitat: Common. Sand or gravel

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 1300-3400 m

Bioregions: NCoRH, CaRH, SN, n SCoRO, TR, GB

California counties: Fresno, Mono, Inyo, Tuolumne, Tehama, Siskiyou, Calaveras, Ventura, Plumas, Alpine, Madera, Placer, Tulare, Shasta, Sierra, El Dorado, Lassen, Trinity, Kern, Glenn, Butte, Nevada, Monterey, Colusa, Mariposa, Modoc, Amador, Mendocino, Lake, San Joaquin, 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.