Taxon Report

Eriogonum tripodum Greene

tripod buckwheat

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©2008 Steven Perry

Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum tripodum Greene
Common Name:	tripod buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN085Y0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERTR9
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial deciduous shrub
Blooming Period: May-Jul	May-Jul
Elevation:	200-1600 (655-5250)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland
Microhabitat:	Serpentine (often)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Amador (AMA), Colusa (COL), El Dorado (ELD), Glenn (GLE), Lake (LAK), Mariposa (MPA), Napa (NAP), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Shasta (SHA), Tehama (TEH), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aukum (3812056), Bartlett Springs (3912226), Bear Valley (3712051), Bend (4012232), Benmore Canyon (3912215), Chinese Camp (3712074), Colfax (3912018), Coloma (3812078), Coulterville (3712062), Devils Parade Ground (4012116), Enterprise (4012253), Fiddletown (3812057), Garden Valley (3812077), Georgetown (3812087), Gilmore Peak (3912235), Hornitos (3712052), Hough Springs (3912225), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Lake Combie (3912111), Lodoga (3912234), Moccasin (3712073), New Melones Dam (3712085), Placerville (3812067), Project City (4012263), Raglin Ridge (4012216), Riley Ridge (3912286), Shingle Springs (3812068), Stonyford (3912245)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Threatened by mining. Potentially threatened by development. See Pittonia 1:39 (1887) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):350-351 (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 27 December 2024].