Eriogonum umbellatum

Sulfer buckwheat

• Height:   1 ft - 3 ft
• Life Cycle:   perennial
• Growth Type:   shrub
• Flower Size:   small, 1/4 - 1 in
• Inflorescence Size:   1 - 5 in
• Flower Type:   clustered
• Bloom Type:   summer
• Flower Color:   yellow
• Native to California:   YES
• California Range:   coast - desert - inland - mountain
• Water Requirements:   low
• Characteristics / Comments:   good as ground cover - tolerates range of soils - fire retardent properties
• Fire Resistant / Low Fuel:   TRUE