Eriogonum heracleoides

Also called:

Creamy Buckwheat

Creamy Eriogonum

Parsnipflower Buckwheat

Botanical Description

Plant Family:

Polygonaceae

Deciduous

Herbaceous Plant, Perennial

Oregon Native?

Yes

West State Native?

Yes

The species range includes the Rocky
Mountain and Intermountain western states from
British Columbia and Alberta south to Utah and
Nevada

Flower:

White

Blooms from :

Apr

to:

Jun

The flowers are a creamy-yellow color and have six petals which are borne in simple or compound umbels. Flowers clustered with long-stalked base, turning red with age.

Foliage:

Gray-Green

Leaves are covered with dense white hairs making the herbage appear a light
green to blue-grayish color.

Site Selection

Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:

Water Needs:

Sun Needs:

Full Sun

Deer Resistant?

Firewise?

Height:

6-20"

Spread:

2-16'

Growth Rate:

Not Found

Native Habitat:

Its usual habitat is rocky areas such as sagebrush deserts and Ponderosa pine forests.

Soil Needs

rocky soils, fast draining

Fertilizer Needs:

Recommended Mulch:

Wildlife Uses

Attracts Pollinators?

Yes

Attracts Birds?

Yes

Supports Butterflies?

Yes

Wildlife use description:

Flowers of buckwheat species are known to
attract insects which are an important part of the diets
of insect loving species such as sage grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus). Wyeth buckwheat has
little or no forage value for livestock