Kellogg's Buckwheat
(Eriogonum kelloggii )
Buckwheat Family (Polygonaceae)

BLM Photograph

Description: This perennial herb forms loose spreading mats 8- 17.5 inches (20-50 centimeters) in diameter. Leaves are clustered on low stems, leaf blades are 1.7- 4 inches (4-10 centimeters) in length, and ± oblanceolate, and silvery-silky, especially below. Blooms are ball shaped, composed of several smaller flowers about 0.25-0.37 inches (5-7 millimeters) in size and whitish to rose in color.

Distribution: Known from only five occurrences in the Red Mountain area near Leggett.

Habitat: Serpentine soils in open, lower montane coniferous forest with chaparral understory. Elevation: 3,280-3,737 feet (1,000-1,200 meters).

Flowering Period: Blooms May-August

Similar Plants: None; geographically distinct.

Status: Federal Candidate; California State Endangered; California Native Plant Society List 1B.