species 1,581 observations
Blue Mountain Buckwheat
Eriogonum strictum
Field notes
Eriogonum strictum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Blue Mountain buckwheat. It is a common plant of western North America from northern California to British Columbia where it is found along rocky slopes and scrubland. It flowers early in the summer.
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147
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Dotted Blue, Ancilla Blue, Mormon Metalmark, Sheridan's Hairstreak
20
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Chrysobothris cyanella
1
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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
Hunt's Bumble Bee, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Prunus Miner Bee, Anthidium banningense
111
Children
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.