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Slender Woolly Buckwheat
( Eriogonum gracile )
Eriogonum gracile
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About Slender Woolly Buckwheat (Eriogonum gracile)
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A member of the plant family Polygonaceae,
Eriogonum gracile
is an annual species of wild buckwheat native to California and to parts of northwestern Baja California. There are two named varieties, E. gracile var. gracile which is more widespread in California and has a hairier (or woollier) appearance than E. gracile var. incultum which is limited to Southern California and Baja. This small, drought tolerant annual grows in many types of habitats; in sandy as well as clay soils; and in a variety of shapes, from erect to prostrate. Showy, slender, multiply branching, stems rise above the low rosettes of gray-green, smooth to hairy (or woolly), spoon-shaped leaves. The stems are lined with small clusters of flowers in shades of white and pink or yellow during the summer months or even longer. This plant, currently available through seed companies, is a good prospect for habitat restoration and for clustering among other annuals in a wild garden.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
1 - 2 ft tall
0.3 - 0.7 ft wide
Dormancy
Winter Semi-Deciduous
Flower Color
Cream, Pink, White, Yellow, Brown
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Wildlife Supported
Native bees; Predatory or parasitoid insects; Butterflies: Mormon Metalmark, Bramble Hairstreak Butterfly, Comstock's Hairstreak, Bernardino Dotted-Blue, Small Dotted-Blue, Acmon Blue, Lupine Blue
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 46
likely
* )
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Buckwheat Borer Moth
Synanthedon polygoni
Synanthedon polygoni
*
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
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 3
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Soil PH: 5.2 - 8.2
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dry, sandy places, variable
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.8" - 71.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.66", Coldest Month: 30.8" - 56.7", Hottest Month: 55.0" - 84.2", Humidity: 0.41" - 35.58", Elevation: 7" - 9984"
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Slender Woolly Buckwheat
Eriogonum gracile
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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