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California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

California Buckwheat is a small, bushy plant with pretty white or yellow flowers. It grows in sunny places and helps provide food for butterflies and bees!

Lebensraum: Desert

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The California Buckwheat is a low-growing, evergreen shrub with small, narrow, grayish-green leaves. Its dense clusters of tiny flowers emerge creamy white, gradually aging to distinct rusty pink or reddish hues, making it easily spotted in dry landscapes.

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California Buckwheat
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California Buckwheat

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its tiny seeds were once ground into flour by native Californian tribes for food!

Many types of native bees and butterflies depend on its nectar and pollen exclusively!

This plant provides food and shelter for hundreds of different insect species!

You might find this tough plant growing on steep, rocky hillsides where little else can survive!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Drought Master

California Buckwheat can thrive in very dry conditions thanks to its deep roots and water-saving fuzzy leaves.

Fähigkeit

Color Changer

Its flower clusters change from white to rusty red, signaling when pollen and nectar are available to pollinators.

Fähigkeit

Erosion Protector

This plant has strong, fibrous roots that hold soil in place, helping to prevent it from washing away.

Fähigkeit

Fire Resilient

California Buckwheat can quickly re-sprout from its base after a wildfire, helping ecosystems recover.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-200 cm
Ausbreitung
50-200 cm
Blütengröße
0.2-0.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Provides essential nectar and pollen

pollinates

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

A vital nectar source for adults

pollinates

Yellow-faced bumblebee

Bombus vosnesenskii

Frequent visitor gathering nectar

depends on

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

Seeds are a food source for this bird

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't touch plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von California Buckwheat?

50-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von California Buckwheat?

50-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von California Buckwheat?

0.2-0.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von California Buckwheat?

Late spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von California Buckwheat?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von California Buckwheat?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von California Buckwheat?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von California Buckwheat?

Insekten

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