species 1,724 observations
Rock Buckwheat
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum
Field notes
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names rock buckwheat and round-headed desert buckwheat. It is native to the western United States.
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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
Square-spotted Blue, Mormon Metalmark, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Lotus Hairstreak
20
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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
Sphex lucae, Western Yellowjacket, Hemipenthes inops, Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
14
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Hunt's Bumble Bee, Juniper Hairstreak, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Wide-striped Sweat Bee
112
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.