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  3. Vascular Plants
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  7. Wild Buckwheats
  8. Buckwheat
  9. Strawflower Wild Buckwheat

species 56 observations

Strawflower Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum helichrysoides

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

40 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gray Hairstreak, Lupine Blue, White-lined Sphinx 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle, Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp, Oblique Streaktail, Euodynerus annulatus 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Great Golden Digger Wasp, Fiery Skipper, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Common Checkered-Skipper 33

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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