Dubakella Mountain Buckwheat

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Plant description

Eriogonum libertini is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Dubakella Mountain buckwheat. This uncommon plant is endemic to California where it grows in the rocky serpentine terrain of the southern Klamath Mountains and nearby ranges. It is named for the local peak Dubakella Mountain. This is a squat mountain plant forming leafy mats up to half a meter wide with spindly erect flower clusters up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are woolly and pale green to silver. The clusters of flowers atop the flower clusters are bright yellow.

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 - 12 in Tall

Color

Cream, Pink, White

Landscaping information

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Natural setting

Site type

Rocky outcrops

Plant communities

Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest

Wildlife supported

Bees

Butterflies

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Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 94 likely

Likely
Confirmed

Western Scaly Miner Bee

Andrena quintiliformis

Gray Marble

Anthocharis lanceolata

Sara Orangetip

Anthocharis sara

California Digger Bee

Anthophora californica

Alternative names

Common names:

Dubakella Mtn. Buckwheat, Hoffman Buckwheat

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