species 793 observations
Douglas' Buckwheat
Eriogonum douglasii
Field notes
Supports All
162
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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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Nevada Miner 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
15
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Black-banded Mining Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Lupine Miner Bee, Common Ringlet
124
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.