species 475 observations
Conejo Buckwheat
Eriogonum crocatum
Field notes
Supports All
147
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Mormon Metalmark, Square-spotted Blue, Lotus Hairstreak, Dotted Blue
15
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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
Sphex lucae, Western Yellowjacket, Hemipenthes inops, Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
14
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Large-tailed Aphideater, Acmon Blue, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
115
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.