This plant is native to the coastline of the western United States from Washington to central California, where it is a common resident of coastal bluffs and scrub.

Eriogonum latifolium is a perennial herb which is variable in size.

Its height is dependent in part on its degree of exposure to the stiff maritime winds of its habitat.

It can be very small or sprawl to a maximum height of 70 centimeters.

Its pale white-green leaves are oval, woolly, sometimes waxy, and mostly basal.