species 2,396 observations
Slender Woolly Buckwheat
Eriogonum gracile
Field notes
Eriogonum gracile is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name slender woolly buckwheat.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Buckwheat Root Borer Moth, Mormon Metalmark, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Square-spotted Blue
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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
California Yellowjacket, White-bowed Smoothwing, Sphex lucae, Western Yellowjacket
16
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acmon Blue, Margined Calligrapher, Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp, Great Golden Digger Wasp
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Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.