Taxon Report

Eriogonum kennedyi Wats. var. pinicola Rev.

Kern buckwheat

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Eriogonum kennedyi Wats. var. pinicola Rev.
Common Name:	Kern buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN083B4
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERKEP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Jun(Jul)	May-Jun(Jul)
Elevation:	1340-1950 (4395-6400)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Clay
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Global Rank:	G4T1
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cache Peak (3511822), Emerald Mtn. (3511833)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	6
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	4	100 %
Development	4	100%
Non-native plant impacts	2	50%
ORV activity	2	50%
Other	2	50%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	2	50%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	50%

Notes



Known only from the Sweet Ridge area. Threatened by wind energy development and vehicles. See Phytologia 66(4):326-328 (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 4 January 2025].