Eriogonum umbellatum
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Sulphur-flower buckwheat
This prostrate herbaceous perennial is fantastic as a colorful evergreen ground cover, growing up to 12 in tall and 18 in wide.
Sulphur flower buckwheat, and is typically found at higher elevations.
The erect flowering stems up to 12 in tall yellow flower heads. This plant likes well drained soil and sunny slopes. Sulphur buckwheat is not only easy to care for but is totally cute, and also has known medicinal properties.
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Dry, Light
Soil: Sand, Rocky
Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Attracts Bees
| Ecological Value | The seeds are an important food source for many species of birds and small mammals. It also attracts a wide variety of bees and other native pollinators. |
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| Container | 1-Gal, D-16 |
| Historical Uses | Tribes throughout western North America traditionally used different parts of the sulphur-flower buckwheat plant to treat a variety of ailments. |
| Distribution | native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. |
| Elevation | Between 0 and 12,139 feet |
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| Habitat | Usually found in dry, open, rocky sites with shallow, sandy soils, especially on sunny slopes and ridges. |
