Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Eriogonum mohavense is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Western Mojave buckwheat. It is endemic to the Mojave Desert of California. It is an annual herb producing a slender, erect flowering stem up to about 30 centimeters tall. The woolly, rounded leaves are located around the base of the stem. The branches of the inflorescence produce many small clusters of tiny yellow flowers.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 12 in Tall

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Color

Cream, Pink, White, Yellow

Water

Low, Very Low

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 39 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Sleepy Orange

Abaeis nicippe

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Orange-bellied Sweat Bee

Agapostemon melliventris

Sara Orangetip

Anthocharis sara