Eriogonum viridescens

Two-toothed wild buckwheat, Two-Toothed Wild Buckwheat

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: annual · Native

Two-toothed wild buckwheat is a California native annual found in the San Joaquin Valley, southern Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and western Mojave Desert in sandy, gravelly, or clay habitats at elevations of 100 to 1,700 meters. Flowering from April to November, this plant produces delicate white to rose-colored flowers in small clusters with thread-like spreading branches. Growing 5 to 20 centimeters tall with tomentose stems, it develops both basal and stem leaves covered in soft hairs. Its leaves are 2 to 3 centimeters long, varying from hairy to nearly smooth, with a soft texture that helps distinguish it in its arid habitats. The tiny involucres are 2 to 3 millimeters wide, with glandular surfaces that add to the plant's subtle botanical complexity.

Habitat: Locally common. Sand, gravel or clay

Bloom period: Apr-Nov

Elevation: 100-1700 m

Bioregions: SnJV, SCoR, TR, w DMoj.

California counties: Kern, San Bernardino, Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Inyo, Los Angeles, Fresno, Ventura, Riverside, Kings, Merced, San Benito, Alameda

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