Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum

Goose lake wild buckwheat, Goose Lake Wild Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Goose lake wild buckwheat is a California native perennial found in northeastern California, the northeastern Sierra Nevada, and the Modoc Plateau in sandy or gravelly habitats at elevations of 400 to 2,600 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces distinctive yellow flowers in compact clusters 1 to 3 centimeters long. Growing with a wide spread of 20 to 40 centimeters in diameter, it forms a low, rounded shrubby perennial with tomentose branches. Its leaves are small, measuring 5 to 20 millimeters long, and covered in dense, soft hairs that give the plant a soft, grayish appearance. The flower involucres are densely hairy and approximately 4 to 5.5 millimeters wide, creating a compact and textured botanical profile.

Habitat: Common. Sand or gravel

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: (100)400-2600 m

Bioregions: CaR, ne SN, MP

California counties: Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sierra, Tehama, Inyo, Trinity

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