Taxon Report

Eriogonum contiguum (Rev.) Rev.

Reveal's buckwheat

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  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Eriogonum contiguum (Rev.) Rev.
Common Name:
 Reveal's buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN081B0
USDA Plants Symbol: ERCO20
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: (Feb)Mar-May(Jun) (Feb)Mar-May(Jun)
Elevation: 30-1320 (100-4330)
General Habitats: Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S2
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status: BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 35
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 12
   Good (B) 1
   Fair (C) 2
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 20

Location
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Calvada Springs (3511588), Daylight Pass (3611678), Devils Golf Course (3611637), Eagle Mtn. (3611623), East of Chloride City (3611667), East of Ryan (3611635), Echo Canyon (3611646), Emigrant Pass (3611732), Furnace Creek (3611647), Grotto Canyon (3611751), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Indian Spring (3511527), Kingston Peak (3511568), Lower Warm Springs (3611777), Mound Spring (3611518), Mt. Manchester (3511416), Nevares Peak (3611657), Nopah Peak (3611611), Ryan (3611636), Sixmile Spring (3611621), Stovepipe Wells NE (3611761), Tecopa Pass (3511671), Twelvemile Spring (3611612), West of Eagle Mtn. (3611624)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 7
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
16 46 %
ORV activity 11 31%
Non-native plant impacts 3 8%
Foot traffic/trampling 2 5%
Grazing 1 2%
Channelization 1 2%
Erosion/runoff 1 2%
Road/trail construction/maint. 1 2%

Notes
Possibly threatened by vehicles. See Phytologia 23:175 (1972) for original description and 66(4):359 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Selected References

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].