Taxon Details
Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum
Santa Catalina Island buckwheat
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Taxon Summary:
Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum, commonly known as Santa Catalina Island buckwheat, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Polygonaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral, and Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from 10 to 535 meters. Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Eriogonum giganteum Wats. var. giganteum |
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Common Name: Santa Catalina Island buckwheat |
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| Family: | Polygonaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDPGN082A3 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | ERGIG | |
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| Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 4.3 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G3T3 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| Other Status: | SB_CalBG/RSABG |
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CRPR Changes: |
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| Add Date: | 1974-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2021-12-09 |
| Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Mar-Oct
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Elevation:
10 - 535 meters 35 - 1755 feet |
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Notes: Widely planted on mainland; potentially causing loss of reproductive isolation within the whole of the E. fasciculatum / E. giganteum complex. Introduced on SCZ Isl., but removal efforts ongoing. Threatenedy by development. Possibly threatened by road maintenance. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 20:371 (1885) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):295-414 (1989) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Taxonomy: |
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| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | 0 % |
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| Total Occurrences: | 0 | ||||
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| A | B | C | D | X | U |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 0 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 0 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 0 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) California (CA) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Los Angeles (LAX) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina South (3311834), Santa Catalina West (3311845) |
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Presumed Extant
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