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Eriogonum giganteum (St. catherine's lace)
Wasowski, Sally and Andy

Eriogonum giganteum S. Wats.

St. Catherine's lace

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

USDA Symbol: ERGI2

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A 3-6 ft., evergreen shub, equally as wide, with repeatedly forked branches, large gray-woolly, spoon-shaped leaves, and immense flast-topped clusters of white flowers which fade to rust-red.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit:
Size Class: 6-12 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Channel Islands, CA
Native Habitat: Dry, shrubby slopes
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Soil Description: Well-drained soils.
Conditions Comments: Flowers dry well.

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Supports Conservation Biological Control

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

Eriogonum giganteum is a larval host and/or nectar source for:
Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon avalona)

Food Source
Learn more at BAMONA

Propagation

Description: Propagation by seed is possible.
Seed Collection: The three-sided achene can be hand-stripped from the plant.
Seed Treatment: Seeds of this genus generally germinate without pretreatment but in such a large genus, a variety of germination responses can be expected.
Commercially Avail: yes

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Bibliography

Bibref 1186 - Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America (2005) Covell, C.V., Jr.
Bibref 1185 - Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides) (1999) Opler, P.A. and A.B. Wright
Bibref 995 - Native Landscaping from El Paso to L.A. (2000) Wasowski, S. and A. Wasowski

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Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2009-02-21
Research By: TWC Staff

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