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Kidney-leaf Wild Buckwheat
Eriogonum reniforme
  
About Kidney-leaf Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum reniforme) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Eriogonum reniforme is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name kidney-leaf buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States in California, Arizona, and Nevada, and its range may extend into Mexico. This is an annual herb ranging in maximum height from 5 to 40 centimeters. Its leaves are located at its base and are rounded to spade-shaped, not always kidney-shaped, and are woolly and one or two centimeters long. This is an annual herb ranging in maximum height from 5 to 40 centimeters. Its leaves are located at its base and are rounded to spade-shaped, not always kidney-shaped, and are woolly and one or two centimeters long. The naked reddish inflorescence is dotted with whitish glands. It bears small clusters of flowers which are yellow at first and then become red. They have tepals of different shapes, with the inner ones somewhat elongated.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
0.16 - 1.3 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Cream, Pink, White, Yellow, Red

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 3 confirmed , 37 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Landscaping Information
Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.9" - 30.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.24" - 3.79", Coldest Month: 34.7" - 61.4", Hottest Month: 60.2" - 89.1", Humidity: 0.84" - 42.79", Elevation: -128" - 9187"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Kidney-leaf Buckwheat, Kidney-leaved Buckwheat, Kidneyleaf 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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