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Parsnipflower Buckwheat
( Eriogonum heracleoides )
Eriogonum heracleoides
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About Parsnipflower Buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides)
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Eriogonum heracleoides
(common names Parsnipflower buckwheat, Whorled buckwheat, and Wyeth buckwheat) has many flowering clusters that are cream or off-white in color. Its usual habitat is rocky areas such as sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forests. Parsnipflower Buckwheat is in the genus Eriogonum and the family Polygonaceae which is a family of plants known as the "knotweed family". The Parsnipflower is a perennial flowering plant with flowers measuring 4-9 millimeter. They inhabit much of the western part of the United States. The Parsnipflower is a perennial flowering plant with flowers measuring 4-9 millimeter. Petiole leaves in loose rosettes, covered with soft hairs measuring 0.5-3 centimeter. Hairs feel woolly and matted and cover both sides of the leaf.) The flowers have one carpel (achenes). Parsnipflower Buckwheat have a whorled arrangement of leaves at midpoint of the stem.Blooms in early to mid summer. Attracts butterflies, bees, insects, and birds and is the host plant for several Palouse butterflies. )
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Cream, Pink, White
Flowering Season
Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 4
confirmed
, 18
likely
* )
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Glaucon Blue
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Euphilotes glaucon
Aroga eriogonella
Aroga eriogonella
*
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
*
Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
Icaricia acmon
*
The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
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Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Soil Drainage
Fast
Common uses
Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Sand or gravel slopes
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 12.4" - 62.5", Summer Precipitation: 1.06" - 2.52", Coldest Month: 25.5" - 41.1", Hottest Month: 46.3" - 68.7", Humidity: 1.01" - 20.32", Elevation: 2228" - 9794"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Whorled Buckwheat, Wyeth Buckwheat
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Parsnipflower Buckwheat
Eriogonum heracleoides
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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