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  7. Wild Buckwheats
  8. Buckwheat
  9. Son's Buckwheat

species 98 observations

Son's Buckwheat

Eriogonum natum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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69 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Mormon Metalmark, Gray Hairstreak, Pallid Blue, White-lined Sphinx 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Sphex lucae, Western Yellowjacket, Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle, Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Great Golden Digger Wasp, Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Common Checkered-Skipper 56

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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