species 3,698 observations
Flatcrown Buckwheat
Eriogonum deflexum
Field notes
Supports All
164
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Mormon Metalmark, White-lined Sphinx, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Square-spotted Blue
22
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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
17
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Western Pygmy-Blue, Acmon Blue, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
122
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.