Eriogonum rosense Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum rosense A. Nelson & P. B. Kenn.

Mt. rose buckwheat, Rosy buckwheat

2004 Steve Matson

2019 Bob Sweatt

2004 Steve Matson

Eriogonum rosense is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~159 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. rosense
Genus:	Eriogonum
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Eriogonum anemophilum
OTHER	Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. agnellum

Information about Eriogonum rosense from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ERRO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).