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

species 156 observations

Tiehm's Buckwheat

Eriogonum tiehmii

Status
presumed native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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118 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Mormon Metalmark, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Square-spotted Blue, Dotted Blue 15
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Anambodera gemina, Chrysobothris cyanella 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Sphex lucae, Western Yellowjacket, Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle, Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp 10
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Acmon Blue, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Gray Buckeye 91

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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