Species Details

Eriogonum gossypinum

cottony buckwheat

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Species Description:

Eriogonum gossypinum, commonly known as cottony buckwheat, is a annual herb in the Polygonaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chenopod scrub, and Valley and foothill grassland, growing at elevations from 100 to 550 meters. Eriogonum gossypinum is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Sep
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Elevation:
100 - 550 meters
330 - 1805 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chenopod scrub
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Clay
Notes:
Threatened by development. Possibly threatened by vehicles. See Phytologia 66(4):372 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Threatened by development. Possibly threatened by vehicles.
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Kern (KRN), Kings (KNG), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antelope Plain (3511967), Arvin (3511827), Bena (3511836), Cuyama (3411985), Cuyama Peak (3411974), Democrat Hot Springs (3511856), East Elk Hills (3511934), Edison (3511837), Fellows (3511925), Keene (3511825), Kettleman Plain (3512081), Knob Hill (3511858), La Cima (3612011), Lamont (3511838), Levis (3612054), Lillis Ranch (3612044), Los Viejos (3511988), Lost Hills (3511956), Maricopa (3511914), Monocline Ridge (3612055), Mouth of Kern (3511923), North of Oildale (3511951), Oil Center (3511848), Oildale (3511941), Oiler Peak (3511835), Panorama Hills (3511926), Pine Mountain (3511857), Reward (3511936), Taft (3511924), Tejon Hills (3511817), Tumey Hills (3612056), Tupman (3511933), Wells Ranch (3511916), West Elk Hills (3511935)
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.
Presumed Extant
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