Taxon Details

Eriogonum nutans var. nutans

Dugway wild buckwheat

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Taxon Summary:

Eriogonum nutans var. nutans, commonly known as Dugway wild buckwheat, is a annual herb in the Polygonaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chenopod scrub, and Great Basin scrub, growing at elevations from 1220 to 3000 meters. Eriogonum nutans var. nutans is ranked 2B.3, Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum nutans T. & G. var. nutans
Common Name: Dugway wild buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN084B2
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERNUN2
Synonyms/Other Names: Eriogonum nutans T. & G.
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T3T4
State Rank:	S2?
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1984-01-01
Date Edited:	2024-08-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: May-Sep(Oct)

Elevation:
1220 - 3000 meters
4005 - 9845 feet

General Habitats:

Chenopod scrub
Great Basin scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: On review list in OR. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8:181 (1870) for original description, Madroño 27(3):142 (1980) for first CA occurrence, and Phytologia 66(4):366 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	17	94 %
Other	16	88%
Grazing	6	33%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					18
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	5	2	0	0	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	18
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	18
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Flanigan (4011928), Bodie (3811921), Bull Flat (4012041), Calneva Lake (4012021), Cherry Mtn. (4012051), Doyle (4012011), Little Mud Flat (4012042), Spencer Creek (4012031), Wendel (4012032)

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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