Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:
Eriogonum elegans (Elegant buckwheat)
Reveal, James L.

Eriogonum elegans

Eriogonum elegans Greene

Elegant Buckwheat, Elegant Wild Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum baileyi ssp. elegans

USDA Symbol: EREL8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

31 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: To about 16 inches.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: CA

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eriogonum elegans in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum elegans in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum elegans

Metadata

Record Modified: 2017-09-11
Research By: CBR

Go back