Species Details

Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum

southern mountain buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum kennedyi Wats. var. austromontanum M. & J.
Common Name: southern mountain buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN083B2
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERKEA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	FT (1998-09-14)
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
1770 - 2890 meters
5805 - 9480 feet

General Habitats:

Lower montane coniferous forest (gravelly)
Pebble (Pavement) plain

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by vehicles, development, grazing, non-native plants, recreational activities, and road maintenance. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 51:295 (1924) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):326-327 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	13
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	24	60 %
ORV activity	16	40%
Development	12	30%
Non-native plant impacts	9	22%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	8	20%
Road/trail construction/maint.	7	17%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	6	15%
Mining	6	15%
Non-native animal impacts	5	12%
Foot traffic/trampling	5	12%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	4	10%
Grazing	2	5%
Other	2	5%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					40
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	10	3	4	0	20

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	16
Recent <=20 Years	24

Presence:
Presumed Extant	40
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Fawnskin (3411638), Moonridge (3411627), Onyx Peak (3411626), Rattlesnake Canyon (3411636)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Map

Presumed Extant

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