Wright's Buckwheat, Shrubby Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii)

   

Wright's Buckwheat. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Wright's Buckwheat, Shrubby Wild Buckwheat, Bastard Sage
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Eriogonum wrightii (air-ee-OGG-oh-num RIGHT-ee-aye)
• Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed Family)
• Geographic Range: Western Texas and adjacent northern Mexico west to Arizona and West Coast.
• Plant Form: Perennial sub-shrub, 2' H x 2' W
• Remarks: Fall blooming, reseeds.

Last Update: 4 Jul 2002