Eriogonum saxatile
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Eriogonum saxatile S.Wats. |
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. It is also cultivated as a low-maintenance rock garden plant. This is a variable perennial which may be a spindly 10 centimeters in height or a bushy 40 centimeters. The rounded or scoop-shaped leaves appear in a mat on the ground, each up to 2 or 3 centimeters wide at maximum, and densely woolly. The stout, woolly inflorescence branches and produces flower clusters at nodes. The flowers are generally red or pale yellow.