Species Details

Eriogonum alpinum

Trinity buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum alpinum Engelm.
Common Name: Trinity buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN08060
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERAL6
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	CE (1979-07-01)
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-07-14

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
1675 - 2900 meters
5495 - 9515 feet

General Habitats:

Alpine boulder and rock field
Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Serpentine

Notes

Notes: Known from the Mt. Eddy and Cory Pk. areas. See Botanical Gazette 7:6 (1882) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):356-357 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	6
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	6	30 %
Grazing	4	20%
Foot traffic/trampling	2	10%
Mining	1	5%
ORV activity	1	5%
Development	1	5%
Erosion/runoff	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					20
A	B	C	D	X	U
11	1	0	1	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	13
Recent <=20 Years	7

Presence:
Presumed Extant	20
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Mount Eddy (4112234), Mumbo Basin (4112225), Scott Mountain (4112236), Seven Lakes Basin (4112224), South China Mtn. (4112235), Whisky Bill Peak (4112215)

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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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory