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Eriogonum saxatile
Also called Hoary Wild Buckwheat
Hoary buckwheat (Eriogonum saxatile) is a small, woolly-leaved perennial native to dry, rocky mountain slopes of California and Nevada. It is grown as a low-maintenance rock garden plant and needs sharp drainage and full sun.
Eriogonum saxatile is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name hoary buckwheat. It is native to the dry, rocky mountain slopes of California and Nevada, where it is a common plant.
Eriogonum saxatile is cultivated as a low-maintenance rock garden plant.
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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.
