Taxon Report

Eriogonum elegans Greene

elegant wild buckwheat

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum elegans Greene
Common Name:	elegant wild buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN081Y0
USDA Plants Symbol:	EREL8
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: May-Nov	May-Nov
Elevation:	200-1525 (655-5005)
General Habitats:	Cismontane woodland, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat:	Gravelly (usually), Roadsides (sometimes), Sandy (usually), Washes (often)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S4S5
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:	changed from CBR to 4.3 on 2011-12-19 Considered But Rejected on 1984-09-01

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)
Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT), Santa Barbara (SBA), Santa Clara (SCL), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bear Canyon (3612113), Bickmore Canyon (3612152), Bradley (3512077), Carmel Valley (3612146), Chews Ridge (3612135), Cholame Valley (3512073), Cone Peak (3612114), Cosio Knob (3612112), Dos Pueblos Canyon (3411948), Espinosa Canyon (3612111), Hepsedam Peak (3612037), Hernandez Reservoir (3612047), Idria (3612046), Jolon (3512182), Lion Canyon (3411952), Lockwood Valley (3411961), Lompoc (3412064), Lopez Point (3612115), Mt. Sizer (3712125), North Chalone Peak (3612142), Paicines (3612163), Paraiso Springs (3612133), Parkfield (3512084), Priest Valley (3612026), Rana Creek (3612145), Ranchito Canyon (3512075), Rancho Nuevo Creek (3411964), Reliz Canyon (3612123), Reyes Peak (3411963), Rock Spring Peak (3612048), San Benito (3612151), San Benito Mtn. (3612036), San Lucas (3612121), San Miguel (3512076), Santa Maria (3412084), Seaside (3612157), Slack Canyon (3612016), Smith Mountain (3612015), Stockdale Mountain (3512085), Sycamore Flat (3612134), Thompson Canyon (3612122), Tres Pinos (3612173), Wheeler Springs (3411953)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Similar to E. baileyi. See Pittonia 2:161-216 (1891) for original description.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2011-12-19

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].