Taxon Report

Eriogonum callistum Reveal

Tehachapi buckwheat

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum callistum Reveal
Common Name:	Tehachapi buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN08790
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jul	May-Jul
Elevation:	1400-1730 (4595-5675)
General Habitats:	Chaparral
Microhabitat:	Openings, Rocky
Microhabitat Details:	limestone

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	added to 1B.1 on 2008-10-14

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	4
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	2

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Lebec (3411877), Winters Ridge (3411886)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	1
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	33 %
Development	2	33%

Notes



Known from fewer than 5 occurrences. Potentially threatened by urban and energy development. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See SIDA 22(2): 857-861 (2006) for original description.
Threats:

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Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2008-10-14

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].