species 8,711 observations
Wright's Buckwheat
Eriogonum wrightii
Field notes
Eriogonum wrightii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names bastardsage and Wright's buckwheat. It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northwest Mexico, where it grows in many plant communities, such as chaparral, in rocky habitats from mountains to deserts.
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174
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, Behr's Metalmark, Lotus Hairstreak
23
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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
Western Yellowjacket, Eucerceris tricolor, Sphex lucae, Hemipenthes inops
17
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Golden Paper Wasp, Convergent Lady Beetle, Golden Plushback
131
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Plant type
- Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.