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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!

生息地: Desert

外見

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.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaCaryophyllalesPolygonaceaeEriogonum
California Buckwheat
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California Buckwheat

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Drought Master

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

能力

Color Changer

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

能力

Erosion Protector

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

能力

Fire Resilient

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

サイズと詳細

高さ
50-200 cm
広がり
50-200 cm
花の大きさ
0.2-0.5 cm
開花時期
Late spring to fall
食用
はい
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

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

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

California Buckwheatの高さは何ですか?

50-200 cm

California Buckwheatの広がりは何ですか?

50-200 cm

California Buckwheatの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.2-0.5 cm

California Buckwheatの開花時期は何ですか?

Late spring to fall

California Buckwheatの食用は何ですか?

はい

California Buckwheatの毒性は何ですか?

なし

California Buckwheatのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

California Buckwheatの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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