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Wildrose Canyon Buckwheat
Eriogonum eremicola
  
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About Wildrose Canyon Buckwheat (Eriogonum eremicola) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Eriogonum eremicola is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common names Telescope Peak buckwheat and Wild Rose Canyon buckwheat. It is endemic to Inyo County, California, where it is known from only a few occurrences in the Inyo Mountains and Telescope Peak in Death Valley. It grows in sandy to rocky habitat in the forests and woodlands of these desert mountains. It is an annual herb producing a spreading, glandular, reddish green stem up to about 25 centimeters tall. The rounded, woolly leaves are up to about 2. 5 centimeters long and are located at the base of the stem. The scattered inflorescences are small clusters of tiny flowers which are white with reddish stripes, aging to solid red, or sometimes yellow. The plant is under protection in Death Valley National Park.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
3.1 - 9.8 in tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Red, Cream, Pink, White

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 8 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Mormon Metalmark Apodemia mormoApodemia mormo
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Euphilotes baueri Image
Bauer's Dotted-Blue Euphilotes baueriEuphilotes baueri
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Euphilotes bernardino Image
Bernardino Blue Euphilotes bernardinoEuphilotes bernardino
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Euphilotes glaucon Image
Glaucon Blue Euphilotes glauconEuphilotes glaucon
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Callophrys sheridanii Image
Sheridan's Hairstreak Callophrys sheridaniiCallophrys sheridanii
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Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
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Synanthedon polygoni Image
Buckwheat Borer Moth Synanthedon polygoniSynanthedon polygoni

Landscaping Information
Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 14.3" - 19.0", Summer Precipitation: 1.59" - 4.41", Coldest Month: 28.4" - 39.5", Hottest Month: 51.8" - 61.9", Humidity: 2.81" - 15.91", Elevation: 7397" - 9675"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Telescope Peak Buckwheat, Wild Rose Canyon Buckwheat


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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