Polygonaceae

Eastern Mojave buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Eastern Mojave buckwheat: Photo of Eriogonum fasciculatum in the desert at the west end of Cheyenne Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Eastern Mojave buckwheat, California buckwheat
nv: Bisńdíshchííʼ
Russian: Эриогонум метельчатый, Эриогонум пучковатый

Synonyms

Eriogonum fasciculatum subsp. aspalathoides (Gand.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum fasciculatum subsp. aspathaloides (Gand.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum fasciculatum subsp. fasciculatum
Eriogonum fasciculatum subsp. foliolosum (Nutt.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum fasciculatum subsp. polifolium (Benth.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum fasciculatum subsp. typicum S.Stokes
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. aspalathoides Gand.
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. ericifolium M.E.Jones
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. fasciculatum
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. maritimum Parish
Eriogonum fasciculatum var. oleifolium Gand.
Eriogonum rosmarinifolium Nutt.
Eriogonum rosmarinifolium var. foliolosum Nutt.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Berardi, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.