Erigonum umbellatum (Sulphurflower Buckwheat) Size:4" FB branched spikelets which are sometimes

branched spikelets which are sometimes tinted with purple

Watering needs: Moderate during summer

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: This native plant is found in the Pacific Northwest and eastward into Montana

In the fall you can harvest bountiful crops of sweet and nutritious nuts encased in unique

female cones only 1-1

Erigonum umbellatum (Sulphurflower Buckwheat) Size:4" FB branched spikelets which are sometimesPlant height varies from 3 in. to 3 ft., but all plants make loose mats of leaves, often green above and gray woolly beneath. Leaves at base, and on long, erect stalks bloom tiny, yellow or cream flowers in balls at ends of branches of an umbel like cluster. Flower clusters occur on 6 9 in. stems. The cream to sulfur yellow, tubular flowers fade to orange or red.