species 5,071 observations
Long-stemmed Buckwheat
Eriogonum elongatum
Field notes
Supports All
160
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Mormon Metalmark, Dotted Blue, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Square-spotted Blue
18
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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
Anambodera gemina, Chrysobothris cyanella
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Small Milkweed Bug, Golden Paper Wasp, Mexican Cactus Fly, Euodynerus annulatus
18
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acmon Blue, Northern White-Skipper, Woodland Skipper, Gray Buckeye
121
Range
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.