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  7. Wild Buckwheats
  8. Buckwheat
  9. Snow Buckwheat

species 2,973 observations

Snow Buckwheat

Eriogonum niveum

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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159 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Wonderful Graphic, Mormon Metalmark, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Lotus Hairstreak 17
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Nevada Miner Bee 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Golden Paper Wasp, Hump-backed Beewolf, Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp, Philanthus multimaculatus 21
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Wide-striped Sweat Bee, Margined Calligrapher, Tule Bluet, Field Skipper 120

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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