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Eriogonum cinereum
Also called Ashy Buckwheat, Ashy Leaved Buckwheat, Ashyleaf Buckwheat, Coastal Wild Buckwheat
Coastal buckwheat is a low, silvery-grey shrub native to the coast of Southern California, growing 2 to 4 feet tall and wide. Its key to success is excellent drainage and full sun, as it is adapted to sandy beaches and dry slopes.
Eriogonum cinereum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names coastal buckwheat and ashyleaf buckwheat.
This shrub is endemic to the coast areas of Southern California, native in Los Angeles County, Ventura County, and Santa Barbara County and introduced to San Diego County.
This is the foodplant for Euphilotes bernardino, the Bernardino dotted blue butterfly. Buckwheats (Eriogonum sp.) are very important for various butterflies and native wasps.
Abert's buckwheat · Santa Cruz Island buckwheat · Eastern Mojave buckwheat · St. Catherine's lace · Seaside buckwheat · Snow Mountain buckwheat · Naked buckwheat · Hoary buckwheat · Mt. Diablo buckwheat · Buckwheat
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriogonum cinereum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
