Species Details

Eriogonum tripodum

tripod buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum tripodum Greene
Common Name: tripod buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN085Y0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERTR9
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
200 - 1600 meters
655 - 5250 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine (often)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by mining. Potentially threatened by development. See Pittonia 1:39 (1887) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):350-351 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Amador (AMA), Colusa (COL), El Dorado (ELD), Glenn (GLE), Lake (LAK), Mariposa (MPA), Napa (NAP), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Shasta (SHA), Tehama (TEH), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aukum (3812056), Bartlett Springs (3912226), Bear Valley (3712051), Bend (4012232), Benmore Canyon (3912215), Chinese Camp (3712074), Colfax (3912018), Coloma (3812078), Coulterville (3712062), Devils Parade Ground (4012116), Enterprise (4012253), Fiddletown (3812057), Garden Valley (3812077), Georgetown (3812087), Gilmore Peak (3912235), Hornitos (3712052), Hough Springs (3912225), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Lake Combie (3912111), Lodoga (3912234), Moccasin (3712073), New Melones Dam (3712085), Placerville (3812067), Project City (4012263), Raglin Ridge (4012216), Riley Ridge (3912286), Shingle Springs (3812068), Stonyford (3912245)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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