California buckwheat

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Eriogonum fasciculatum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names California buckwheat and flat-topped buckwheat. Characterized by small, white and pink flower clusters that give off a cottony effect, this species grows variably from a patchy mat to a wide shrub, with the flowers turning a rusty color after blooming.

• It belongs to the Polygonaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 4 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to California. ^NatureServe
• In California, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in January–December. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as early summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 2 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 54,070 research-grade sightings of it in California, ranking #2 among the 110 flowers on our California list. ^iNaturalist