Taxon Report

Eriogonum kelloggii Gray

Kellogg's buckwheat

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum kelloggii Gray
Common Name:	Kellogg's buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN083A0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERKE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: (May)Jun-Aug	(May)Jun-Aug
Elevation:	579-1250 (1900-4100)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	CE
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	7
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	1
Good (B)	2
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	4

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mendocino (MEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Leggett (3912376), Noble Butte (3912386)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	4	57 %
Mining	3	42%
Road/trail construction/maint.	3	42%

Notes



Potentially threatened by mining. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8:293 (1870) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):351 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
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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].