Description
The ''Eriogonum nudum'' plant is a tall, bare, leafless stem, bifurcating into more stems, each topped with rounded clusters of white or pale pink or yellow flowers growing up to six feet from a basal rosette at the ground, where the flat green leaves are located. An striking characteristic is that flower clusters typically occur at the branch as well as the branch tips. The naked stem gives the plant its common name.Distribution
Naked buckwheat can be found scattered around the west coast of theButterflies
Nectar-feeding insects such as butterflies are attracted to buckwheat flowers. At least one butterfly subspecies (''Apodemia mormo langei'') uses naked buckwheat as its primary food source. The complex of varieties and subspecies of naked buckwheat includes: * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''auriculatum'' - eared naked buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''decurrens'' - Ben Lomond buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''deductum'' * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''indictum'' - protruding buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''murinum'' - mouse buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''nudum'' * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''oblongifolium'' - oblong-leaved buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''paralinum'' - Del Norte buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' ssp. ''pauciflorum'' - few-flowered naked buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''psychicola'' - Antioch Dunes buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''pubiflorum'' - hairy-flowered buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''regirivum'' - Kings River buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''scapigerum'' * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''westonii'' - Weston's buckwheat * ''Eriogonum nudum'' var. ''gramineu'' * ''Eriogonum nudum'' ssp. ''saxicola''External links