Taxon Report

Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. var. pyrolifolium

pyrola-leaved buckwheat

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Eriogonum pyrolifolium Hook. var. pyrolifolium
Common Name:
pyrola-leaved buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN084Z2
USDA Plants Symbol: ERPYP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Sep Jul-Sep
Elevation: 1675-3200 (5495-10500)
General Habitats: Alpine boulder and rock field
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 15
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 3
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 12
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bogard Buttes (4012152), Lassen Peak (4012145), Little Glass Mtn. (4112156), Manzanita Lake (4012155), McCloud (4112232), Medicine Lake (4112155), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Mt. Shasta (4112242), Prospect Peak (4012153), Reading Peak (4012144), Red Cinder (4012142), West of Kephart (4112154), West Prospect Peak (4012154)

Notes

See E. pyrolifolium in The Jepson Manual. See Phytologia 66(4):355-356 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Selected References

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].