species 1,251 observations
Granite Buckwheat
Eriogonum lobbii
Field notes
Eriogonum lobbii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Lobb's buckwheat or prostrate buckwheat. It is native to most of the mountain ranges of northern California and their extensions into Oregon and Nevada. It is found in a number of mountain plant communities. The plant is named after William Lobb (1809–1864), the English plant collector.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Ancilla Blue, Square-spotted Blue, Dotted Blue, Mormon Metalmark
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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
Boisduval's Blue, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Common Branded Skipper, Western Pine Elfin
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Range
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.