Taxon Report

Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. humistratum Rev.

Mt. Eddy buckwheat

Print Report

©2001 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. humistratum Rev.
Common Name:	Mt. Eddy buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN086U4
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERUMH2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Oct	May-Oct
Elevation:	1700-2800 (5580-9185)
General Habitats:	Alpine boulder and rock field, Chaparral, Meadows and seeps, Subalpine coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Rocky, Serpentine (usually)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G5T4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
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)
Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Billys Peak (4112227), Chicken Hawk Hill (4112214), Eaton Peak (4112238), English Peak (4112342), Hotlum (4112243), Marble Mountain (4112352), Mount Eddy (4112234), Mt. Shasta (4112242), Salmon Mtn. (4112324), Scott Mountain (4112236), Smoky Creek (4012332), Solomon Peak (4012218), South China Mtn. (4112235), South Yolla Bolly (4012217), Whisky Bill Peak (4112215)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Intergrades with var. polyanthum. See Phytologia 66(3):260 (1989) for original description and 66(4):341-345 (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].