Quercus

Dog-tongue Buckwheat

Eriogonum tomentosum

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Eriogonum

  • Callophrys augustinusThe Brown Elfin
  • Calothysanis amaturariaCross-Lined Wave
  • Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
  • Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
  • Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
  • Toripalpus breviornatalis
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
12BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
6BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Eriogonum

  • Acanthis flammeaCommon Redpoll
  • Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
  • Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
  • Phasianus colchicusRing-necked Pheasant
  • Tympanuchus pallidicinctusLesser Prairie-Chicken
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
1AntsRecorded seed interactions
  • Pogonomyrmex badius

Pogonomyrmex badius: Seed predation.

No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Polygonaceae
Flower color
White or pink

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Dog tongue Buckwheat

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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