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Eriogonum
ovalifolium nivale |
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Cushion Buckwheat |
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Form: |
Perennial |
Growth habit: |
Mounding |
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Size: |
10" - 12" h 18" -
24" w |
Deciduous: |
Evergreen |
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Flowering Season: |
Summer |
Growth Rate: |
Moderate |
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Flower Color: |
Reddish to White |
Hardiness: |
Alpine |
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Exposure: |
Full to
moderate sun |
Cultural Uses: |
Medicinal Uses |
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Soil Moisture: |
Dry to
semi-dry |
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Soil Type: |
Rocky/sandy |
CNPS Status: |
Not Listed |
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Family: |
Polygonaceae |
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Distribution: |
White and
Inyo Mountains. |
Habitat: |
Alpine, among rocks or shrubs. Dry rocky slopes
and ridges 10,000'-13,000', often granite soils, bristlecone pine
forest |
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Wildlife Value: |
Attracts butterflies and seed eaters.
Butterflies and bees are attracted to the flowers for nectar, also a
host for caterpillars. Birds like the seeds. |
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Description: |
Handsome high elevation mat forming groundcover;
good for rock gardens. Grey-white round leaves
with green-yellow flowers that age to orange
shades. Uncommon. |
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