Eriogonum cinereum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names coastal buckwheat and ashyleaf buckwheat. This shrub is endemic to the coastline of California, where it grows on beaches and bluffs and in coastal scrub and chaparral. This plant may reach up over a meter in height and width and is light silvery gray in color due to the woolly hairs on its stems and foliage. The leaves are wavy-edged ovals one to three centimeters long. The flower clusters stick out from the plant, each with one to several heads of tiny tightly-packed frilly flowers which are usually light brownish-pink in color and quite hairy. This is the foodplant for Euphilotes bernardino, the Bernardino dotted blue butterfly. Botanical Name Eriogonum cinereum Also Known As Smaller-leafed California native buckwheat Specifications Plant Type Native From USDA Zone Light Needs Watering Needs Leaves Life Cycle Avg. Mature Size Growth Rate Bloom Time Flower Color ShrubCA5 - 11Full SunLowEvergreenPerennial2' Tall and 3' WideFastSpring - FallBrown Yellow
