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.