Eriogonum caespitosum
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Eriogonum caespitosum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name matted buckwheat, mat buckwheat, or cushion desert buckwheat.[1]
Description
The species is a tough perennial plant which grows in flat, woody mats in sand and gravel substrates. It has small, fuzzy gray leaves (under Script error: No such module "convert". long)[1] which are scoop-shaped due to their rolled edges.
In early summer,[1] short stalks emerge from the mat with inflorescences of greenish-yellow and whitish rounded clusters of flowers. These redden with age[1] and hang backwards over the edge of the involucre. The species is dioecious.[2] Some of the flowers are bisexual and up to 1Script error: No such module "String".cm wide each, and some are only staminate and much smaller.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Distribution and habitat
It is a common perennial plant native to the western United States from California to Montana, especially the Great Basin.
It prefers middle and high elevations, from shrub–steppe to rocky environs.[2]
Uses
It is cultivated as a rock garden plant.
References
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