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Species Details

Eriogonum nudum var. decurrens

Ben Lomond buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name:
Eriogonum nudum Benth. var. decurrens (S. Stokes) Bowerman
Common Name:
Ben Lomond buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN08492
USDA Plants Symbol: ERNUD
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G5T1
State Rank:
 S1
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1994-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Oct
Elevation:
50 - 800 meters
165 - 2625 feet
General Habitat:
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
  • Lower montane coniferous forest (maritime ponderosa pine sandhills)
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:
  • Sandy

Notes

Notes:
Threatened by development and sand mining. See Phytologia 66(4):329-333 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 2 0 0 0 7
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 6
Recent <=20 Years 3
Presence:
Presumed Extant 9
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Cruz (SCR)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Davenport (3712212), Felton (3712211), Laurel (3712118)
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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Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2022. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9-01 1.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 1 July 2022].