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 niveum (Snow buckwheat)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Eriogonum niveum

Eriogonum niveum Douglas ex Benth.

Snow Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Synonym(s): Eriogonum niveum ssp. decumbens, Eriogonum niveum var. decumbens, Eriogonum niveum var. dichotomum, Eriogonum strictum var. lachnostegium

USDA Symbol: ERNI2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: ID , OR , WA
Canada: BC

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.

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-01
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back