Taxon Details

Eriogonum collinum

hill buckwheat

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Taxon Summary:

Eriogonum collinum, commonly known as hill buckwheat, is a annual herb in the Polygonaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Great Basin scrub, and Pinyon and juniper woodland, growing at elevations from 1300 to 1800 meters. Eriogonum collinum is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum collinum Jones
Common Name: hill buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN08160
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERCO10
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
1300 - 1800 meters
4265 - 5905 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details: vertisol clay

Microhabitat:

Clay

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by pipeline construction. Not in The Jepson Manual. See Contributions to Western Botany 11:15 (1903) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):368-369 (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), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Buckhorn Canyon (4012071), Bull Flat (4012041), Five Springs (4012052), Karlo (4012053), Litchfield (4012044), Little Hat Mtn. (4112011), Little Mud Flat (4012042), McDonald Peak (4012084), Petes Valley (4012054), Ravendale (4012073), Shaffer Mtn. (4012043), Shinn Mtn. (4012062), Snowstorm Mtn. (4012063), Termo (4012074), West of Snowstorm Mtn. (4012064)

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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