Eriogonum longifolium
longleaf buckwheat
Family
Polygonaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal, cauline
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
green, white
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
1.0 - 2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Animal Use
This plant serves as a special value to native bees and supports conservation biological control.
Habitat
Cedarglades; on sandy soil mainly on the edges of pine and oak woodlands.