species 10,119 observations
Seaside Buckwheat
Eriogonum latifolium
Field notes
Eriogonum latifolium is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names seaside buckwheat and coast buckwheat. This plant is native to the coastline of the western United States from Southwest Oregon to central California, where it is a common resident of coastal bluffs and scrub.
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150
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Blue Copper, Coastal Green Hairstreak, Lotus Hairstreak, Dotted Blue
17
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Chamise Evening Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Chrysobothris cyanella
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Common Aerial Yellowjacket, American Sand Wasp, Black-footed Drone Fly, Western Yellowjacket
20
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acmon Blue, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Great Golden Digger Wasp, American Lady
111
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.