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Conejo Buckwheat
( Eriogonum crocatum )
Eriogonum crocatum
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About Conejo Buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum)
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Eriogonum crocatum
(Conejo Buckwheat or Saffron Buckwheat) is a rare species of wild Buckwheat that is endemic to the Conejo Valley and surrounding regions in Ventura County, California. It grows on open, dry hillsides, often in crags in rock faces. Conejo Buckwheat is a perennial shrub less than 0.5 meter high by 0.5-1 meter wide. Its foliage is a striking silvery green, with woolly leaves. It flowers from April-August, bearing clusters of tiny bright, sulfur yellow flowers. It has no dormancy period. Probably performs best in coastal southern California.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
0.6 - 3 ft tall
1.6 - 3 ft wide
Form
Mounding
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Evergreen
Fragrance
None
Flower Color
Yellow, Green
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Buckwheats generally are very important for pollinators of all kinds
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 30
likely
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
*
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
Icaricia acmon
*
The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
Callophrys augustinus
*
Blue Copper
Lycaena heteronea
Lycaena heteronea
*
Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
Apodemia mormo
*
Dotted Blue
Euphilotes enoptes
Euphilotes enoptes
*
Behr's Metalmark
Apodemia virgulti
Apodemia virgulti
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 3x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 42
Ease of Care
Very Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 30° F
Soil Drainage
Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Generally rocky with clay, but tolerates other soils. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Companions in its native range include
Coast Prickly Pear
Cactus (
Opuntia littoralis
), Coast Cholla (
Cylindropuntia prolifera
),
California Encelia
(
Encelia californica
),
White Sage
(
Salvia apiana
),
Purple Sage
(
Salvia leucophylla
),
Yucca species
and
Dudleya species
Propagation
?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dry rocky slopes and rock faces on the northwestern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains among chaparral, coastal sage scrub or grassland; often found with very large patches of prickly pear cactus
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 14.8" - 20.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 0.27", Coldest Month: 51.0" - 54.0", Hottest Month: 71.8" - 73.4", Humidity: 1.80" - 17.69", Elevation: 125" - 1224"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Saffron Buckwheat
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Eriogonum crocatum
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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