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Nude Buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum
  
About Nude Buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum) 35 Nurseries Carry This Plant Eriogonum nudum is a perennial shrub of the wild buckwheat genus which is known by the common name naked buckwheat. The plant is a tall, bare, leafless stem, bifurcating into more stems, each topped with rounded clusters of white or pale pink or yellow flowers growing up to six feet from a basal rosette at the ground, where the flat green leaves are located. The naked stem gives the plant its common name. Naked buckwheat can be found scattered around the west coast of the United States. This species has one of the widest ecological distributions of all of the buckwheats. It can be found at wet coastal sea level locales and the coldest, driest elevations of the Sierra Nevada, as well as many areas in between. The species is not uncommon, but some specific varieties are quite rare.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
0.5 - 1 ft tall
4 - 7 in wide

Form
Form
Mounding

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Summer Semi-Deciduous

Flower Color
Flower Color
Pink, White, Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported
 
Native bees, butterflies (including, blues, hairstreaks,and metalmarks), as well as many other pollinators. It is an important host plant to caterpillars.

 

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -15 - -10° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Adaptable

Common uses
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Maintenance
Maintenance
Watch for rot in waterlogged soils. Leaf rusts may occur, but are generally not severe.

Propagation
Propagation?
Harvest seeds from bracts in early fall. If directly seeding in the fall, no treatment is required, otherwise cold/moist stratification for 90 days will significantly improve germination. Carefully control weeds during the first year of establishment.

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Exposed, sunny sites, including dry open places, rocky outcrops, along trails and roadsides.

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.8" - 158.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 5.80", Coldest Month: 17.8" - 54.2", Hottest Month: 38.9" - 81.6", Humidity: 0.23" - 32.91", Elevation: 3" - 13324"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Coast Buckwheat, Naked Buckwheat, Seaside Buckwheat


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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