Plants — 23,508 Species

Cape Snow Bush

Eriocephalus africanus L.

Eriocephalus africanus is a fragrant bushy shrublet native to South Africa, used in medicine, perfume, and cooking.

Kapkap Kapok

Eriocephalus racemosus L.

Eriocephalus racemosus is a flowering plant endemic to South Africa's Cape Provinces, used for diaphoretic and diuretic effects.

Parson's Bands

Eriochilus cucullatus (Labill.) Rchb.f.

Eriochilus cucullatus is a terrestrial orchid native to southeastern Australia, sometimes grown by specialist orchid enthusiasts.

white bunny orchid

Eriochilus dilatatus Lindl.

Eriochilus dilatatus is a tuberous terrestrial bunny orchid from south-western Australia with six described subspecies.

Prairie Cupgrass

Eriochloa contracta Hitchc.

Eriochloa contracta, prairie cupgrass, is an annual North American grass that may cause human photosensitivity.

Texas cup grass

Eriochloa sericea (Scheele) Munro ex Vasey

Eriochloa sericea, Texas cupgrass, is a perennial grazing grass native to central US and northern Mexico.

Sand Ricegrass

Eriocoma hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.) Rydb.

Eriocoma hymenoides, or Indian ricegrass, is a North American native grass used historically and currently as food.

narrow-leaved yerba santa

Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt.

Eriodictyon angustifolium is a Baja California plant whose extracts and tea are associated with preventing human hair graying.

California yerba santa

Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Greene

Eriodictyon californicum is a fire-adapted evergreen shrub native to western North America with traditional medicinal uses and useful taste-modifying compounds.

Thick-leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon crassifolium Benth.

Eriodictyon crassifolium is a native shrub of California and Baja California with traditional uses by the Chumash people.

Sessile-leaved Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon sessilifolium Greene

Eriodictyon sessilifolium is a perennial lilac-purple flowered shrub native to northwestern Baja California with one known population in southern California.

Woolly Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon tomentosum Benth.

Eriodictyon tomentosum is a silvery-haired shrub endemic to California Coast Ranges grassland and chaparral.

Hairy Yerba Santa

Eriodictyon trichocalyx A.Heller

Eriodictyon trichocalyx is a shrub native to Southern California and Baja California, traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Indigenous groups.

Abert's buckwheat

Eriogonum abertianum Torr.

Eriogonum abertianum Torr. is an annual wild buckwheat native to the southwestern US and northern Mexico, blooming year-round.

Winged Buckwheat

Eriogonum alatum Torr.

Eriogonum alatum Torr., or winged buckwheat, is a buckwheat species native to parts of the US and Mexico with traditional uses by the Zuni people.

Santa Cruz Island wild buckwheat

Eriogonum arborescens Greene

Eriogonum arborescens is a woody shrub endemic to California's northern Channel Islands, cultivated as an ornamental for pollinator gardens.

Parry's wild buckwheat

Eriogonum brachypodum Torr. & A.Gray

Eriogonum brachypodum, or Parry's buckwheat, is an annual wild buckwheat native to the southwestern United States, especially the Mojave Desert.

matted wild buckwheat

Eriogonum caespitosum Nutt.

Eriogonum caespitosum Nutt. is a tough dioecious mat-forming perennial native to the western US, cultivated for rock gardens.

Nodding Buckwheat

Eriogonum cernuum Nutt.

Nodding buckwheat (Eriogonum cernuum) is an annual wild buckwheat native to western North America that grows in sandy, gravelly habitats.

coastal wild buckwheat

Eriogonum cinereum Benth.

Eriogonum cinereum Benth. is a Southern California coastal shrub cultivated as an ornamental that supports native pollinators and butterflies.

crispleaf buckwheat

Eriogonum corymbosum Benth.

Flatcrown Buckwheat

Eriogonum deflexum Torr.

Eriogonum deflexum is a weedy annual wild buckwheat native to southwestern US and northwestern Mexico. It has small white or pinkish flowers.

Douglas' buckwheat

Eriogonum douglasii Benth.

Eriogonum douglasii Benth. is a mat-forming wild buckwheat native to the dry western United States.

tall woolly wild buckwheat

Eriogonum elatum Douglas ex Benth.

Eriogonum elatum, or tall woolly buckwheat, is a perennial wild buckwheat native to the western United States.