Eastern Mojave Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.

Buckwheat family

Plant Type

Subshrub, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Spread

29 inches

Flower Color

White

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Low

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 7.5 – 8.5

Frost-Free Days 180 days

Precipitation 8 – 20 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Apodemia mormo, Apodemia mormo cythera, Apodemia mormo deserti, Apodemia mormo mormo, Apodemia mormo virgulti, Argyrotaenia citrana, Callophrys dumetorum, Callophrys dumetorum dumetorum, Callophrys dumetorum perplexa, Callophrys lemberti, Chalceria heteronea, Chalceria heteronea clara, Chlorochlamys appellaria, Euphilotes battoides allyni, Euphilotes battoides bernardino, Euphilotes battoides martini, Euphilotes battoides martini, Euphilotes enoptes bayensis, Euphilotes enoptes dammersi, Euphilotes enoptes enoptes, Euphilotes enoptes tildeni, Euphilotes mojave, Gaeides gorgon, Gloveria gargamelle, Gloveria medusa medusa, Hemileuca burnsi, Hemileuca electra, Hemileuca electra clio, Hemileuca electra electra, Hemileuca electra mojavensis, Lycaena heteronea, Nemoria leptalea, Pero macdunnoughi, Philotes enoptes, Plebejus acmon, Plebejus acmon acmon, Plebejus lupini, Plebejus lupini monticola, Plebejus neurona, Pseudorthosia variabilis, Synanthedon polygoni, Synchlora aerata liquoraria, Toripalpus trabalis, Triocnemis saporis

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
MEX: Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.