Taxon Report

Eriogonum baileyi Wats. var. praebens (Gand.) Rev.

Bailey's woolly buckwheat

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Taxon Summary

Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens, commonly known as Bailey's woolly buckwheat, is a annual herb in the Polygonaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps, and Pinyon and juniper woodland, growing at elevations from 1300 to 2900 meters. Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum baileyi Wats. var. praebens (Gand.) Rev.
Common Name:	Bailey's woolly buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN080M2
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERBAP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Sep	May-Sep
Elevation:	1300-2900 (4265-9515)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Meadows and seeps, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Sandy
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: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO), Plumas (PLU)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aberdeen (3611883), Beckwourth Pass (3912071), Casa Diablo Mtn. (3711855), Chilcoot (3912072), Kearsarge Peak (3611873), Lone Pine (3611851), Mt. Langley (3611852), Mt. Williamson (3611863), Portola (3912074), Rovana (3711845), Shaffer Mtn. (4012043), Tungsten Hills (3711835)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



See Taxon 32(2):294 (1983) for revised nomenclature, and Phytologia 66(4):381 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 16 October 2025].