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Eriogonum latifolium
Also called Coast Buckwheat, Seaside Wild Buckwheat
Seaside buckwheat is a low perennial herb native to the Pacific coast from southwest Oregon to central California, found on coastal bluffs and scrub. It thrives in full sun and exposed, windy sites with well-drained soil.
Eriogonum latifolium is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names seaside buckwheat and coast buckwheat. This plant is native to the coastline of the western United States from Southwest Oregon to central California, where it is a common resident of coastal bluffs and scrub.
Abert's buckwheat · Santa Cruz Island buckwheat · Coastal buckwheat · Eastern Mojave buckwheat · St. Catherine's lace · Snow Mountain buckwheat · Naked buckwheat · Hoary buckwheat · Mt. Diablo buckwheat · Buckwheat
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriogonum latifolium 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.
