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Eriogonum rixfordii
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Pagoda Wild Buckwheat
( Eriogonum rixfordii )
Eriogonum rixfordii
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About Pagoda Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum rixfordii)
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Eriogonum rixfordii
is an uncommon species of wild buckwheat known by the common name pagoda buckwheat. It is native to the Mojave Desert, where it grows in California's Death Valley and adjacent parts of Nevada. This is an annual herb growing up to 40 centimeters tall. It is shaped like a pagoda, with a narrow base of stems spreading out into a wider inflorescence, which is a multilayered array of slender branches. The branches are lined with tiny bell-shaped clusters of minute white to reddish flowers. This is an annual herb growing up to 40 centimeters tall. It is shaped like a pagoda, with a narrow base of stems spreading out into a wider inflorescence, which is a multilayered array of slender branches. The branches are lined with tiny bell-shaped clusters of minute white to reddish flowers. One threat to the survival of the interesting-looking plant is collectors who pick it and take it home.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.49 - 1.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Cream, Pink, White
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 19
likely
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
*
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
Icaricia acmon
*
The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
Callophrys augustinus
*
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Apodemia mormo
*
Dotted Blue
Euphilotes enoptes
Euphilotes enoptes
*
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti
Apodemia virgulti
*
Gorgon Copper
Lycaena gorgon
Lycaena gorgon
Landscaping Information
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.5" - 11.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.41" - 2.22", Coldest Month: 38.8" - 53.4", Hottest Month: 60.4" - 82.9", Humidity: 4.54" - 36.70", Elevation: 1634" - 6914"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Pagoda Buckwheat, Rixford's Buckwheat
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Pagoda Wild Buckwheat
Eriogonum rixfordii
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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