Species Details

Eriogonum elegans

elegant wild buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum elegans Greene
Common Name: elegant wild buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN081Y0
USDA Plants Symbol:	EREL8
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S4S5
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes: changed from CBR to 4.3 on 2011-12-19 Considered But Rejected on 1984-09-01
Add Date:	2011-12-19
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Nov

Elevation:
200 - 1525 meters
655 - 5005 feet

General Habitats:

Cismontane woodland
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (usually)
Roadsides (sometimes)
Sandy (usually)
Washes (often)

Notes

Notes: Similar to E. baileyi. See Pittonia 2:161-216 (1891) for original description.
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)
Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), Santa Barbara (SBA), Santa Clara (SCL), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bear Canyon (3612113), Bickmore Canyon (3612152), Bradley (3512077), Carmel Valley (3612146), Chews Ridge (3612135), Cholame Valley (3512073), Cone Peak (3612114), Cosio Knob (3612112), Dos Pueblos Canyon (3411948), Espinosa Canyon (3612111), Hepsedam Peak (3612037), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Jolon (3512182), Lion Canyon (3411952), Lockwood Valley (3411961), Lompoc (3412064), Lopez Point (3612115), Mt. Sizer (3712125), North Chalone Peak (3612142), Paicines (3612163), Paraiso Springs (3612133), Parkfield (3512084), Priest Valley (3612026), Rana Creek (3612145), Ranchito Canyon (3512075), Rancho Nuevo Creek (3411964), Reliz Canyon (3612123), Reyes Peak (3411963), Rock Spring Peak (3612048), San Benito (3612151), San Benito Mtn. (3612036), San Lucas (3612121), San Miguel (3512076), Santa Maria (3412084), Seaside (3612157), Slack Canyon (3612016), Smith Mountain (3612015), Stockdale Mountain (3512085), Sycamore Flat (3612134), Thompson Canyon (3612122), Tres Pinos (3612173), Wheeler Springs (3411953)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2011-12-19