Redroot Buckwheat
- Polygonaceae
(Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum racemosum
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Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Flowers can be either white or pink.
1. 2. East Side Foothills of Salt Lake Valley
3. October 5, 2006 - Near Camp Williams - This location no longer exists. A road was plowed through it.
Other
This plant serves as host plant for the Mormon Metalmark, Gray Hairstreak and Spalding's Dotted-blue butterfly larvae. For available photos of larvae, click on your choice of
MORMON METALMARK, Immatures - APODEMIA MORMO MORMO
GRAY HAIRSTREAK, Immatures - STRYMON MELINUS
SPALDING'S DOTTED-BLUE, Immatures - EUPHILOTES SPALDINGI
SHERIDAN'S HAIRSTREAK, immatures - CALLOPHRYS SHERIDANI NEOPERPLEXA
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