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  5. Pinks, Cactuses, and Allies
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  7. Wild Buckwheats
  8. Buckwheat
  9. Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat

species 1,597 observations

Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat

Eriogonum elatum

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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170 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Mormon Metalmark, Sheridan's Hairstreak, Square-spotted Blue, Lotus Hairstreak 21
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Nevada Miner Bee 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Anambodera gemina, Chrysobothris cyanella 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Braggia longicauda, Sphex lucae, Hemipenthes inops, Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle 15
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Coneflower Masked Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Wide-striped Sweat Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee 131

Children

  • Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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