Species Details

Eriogonum microthecum var. alpinum

alpine slender buckwheat

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Scientific Name:
Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. var. alpinum Rev.
Common Name:
alpine slender buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN083WA
USDA Plants Symbol: ERMIA
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Sep
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Elevation:
2500 - 3300 meters
8205 - 10825 feet
General Habitats:
  • Alpine dwarf scrub
  • Great Basin scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Gravelly (sometimes)
  • Rocky (sometimes)
Notes:
See Brigham Young University Science Bulletin 13(1):31 (1971) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):311-313 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Mono (MNO), San Bernardino (SBD), Tuolumne (TUO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Alkali (3811922), Bodie (3811921), Bridgeport (3811932), Buckeye Ridge (3811924), Carson Pass (3811968), Chris Flat (3811944), Convict Lake (3711857), Crestview (3711878), Cucamonga Peak (3411725), Disaster Peak (3811946), Dome Hill (3811931), Dunderberg Peak (3811913), Ebbetts Pass (3811957), Fales Hot Springs (3811934), Indian Meadows (3711886), Koip Peak (3711972), Lundy (3811912), Mammoth Mtn. (3711961), Mount Dana (3711982), Mt. Patterson (3811943), Pickel Meadow (3811935), Sonora Pass (3811936), Tioga Pass (3711983)
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.
Presumed Extant
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