Taxon Report

Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. monarchense D.A. York

Monarch buckwheat

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. monarchense D.A. York
Common Name:	Monarch buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN084FJ
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug	Jun-Aug
Elevation:	1800-1815 (5905-5955)
General Habitats:	Mojavean desert scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Carbonate, Rocky (sometimes), Sandy (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:	decomposed carbonate

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:	changed from 1B.3 to 1B.1 on 2004-07-13

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	1

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Wren Peak (3611877)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	1	100 %
Insufficient population/stand size	1	100%
Non-native plant impacts	1	100%

Notes



Known from only one occurrence in the Kings River drainage basin. Threatened by non-native plants. Not in The Jepson Manual. See Madroño 49(1):16 (2002) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2004-07-13

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].