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Eriogonum arborescens is a woody shrub that grows from 6–15 decimetres (2.0–4.9 ft) in height, and sprawling from 5–30 decimetres (1.6–9.8 ft) in diameter. [2]The stems have shreddy maroon-brown bark.
Island alumroot (Heuchera maxima) Santa Barbara Island buckwheat (Eriogonum giganteum var. compactum) Island barberry (Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis) San Clemente Island bushmallow (Malacothamnus clementinus) Santa Cruz Island bush mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus) Santa Cruz Island ironwood (very like the Catalina ironwood ...
The Arboretum also contains an extensive collection of native bulbs, and several rare Channel Island plants including the Santa Cruz Island bush mallow (Malacothamnus fasciculatus var. nesioticus), island barberry (Berberis pinnata ssp. insularis), and bush poppy (Dendromecon spp.).
The Santa Cruz Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) is the subspecies of Island Fox native to Santa Cruz Island. The native plant communities of Santa Cruz Island include chaparral, oak woodland, Bishop pine (Pinus muriacata) forest, grassland and coastal sage scrub. Where sheep grazing was prevalent, the native plant cover has been ...
Despite sharing the common name "buckwheat", Eriogonum is part of a different genus than the cultivated European buckwheat and than other plant species also called wild buckwheat. In addition to the widespread common species, approximately a third of the species in the genus are rare, endangered, or threatened.
The largest island is Nendö, which is also known as Santa Cruz Island proper. Lata, located on Nendö, is the largest town, and is the capital of Temotu Province. Other islands belonging to the Santa Cruz group [1] are Vanikoro (which is actually made up of two islands, Banie and its small neighbour Teanu) and Utupua. The table below provides ...
Eriogonum giganteum is variable in size, from 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) in height and width, to a sprawling or rounded bush over 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and wide. [3]The leathery, woolly, oval-shaped leaves are gray, and clustered sparsely along the mostly naked branches.
These trees typically grow in dense stands of the same species and age. They die around the same time, and then a new generation of seedlings grows up in the same place. The largest stands of Scalesia pedunculata are found on the humid windward sides of Santa Cruz , San Cristóbal , Santiago and Floreana islands, at an elevation of 400–700 m.