Species Details

Eriogonum ursinum var. erubescens

blushing wild buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum ursinum S. Watson var. erubescens Reveal & J.D. Knorr
Common Name: blushing wild buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN08632
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERURE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.3 on 2006-10-24
Add Date:	2006-10-24
Date Edited:	2024-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
750 - 1900 meters
2460 - 6235 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral (montane)
Lower montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Scree
Talus

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by road construction and maintenance. See Phytologia 86(3):160-168 (2004) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	18	50 %
Logging	14	38%
Road/trail construction/maint.	6	16%
ORV activity	2	5%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					36
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	19	3	0	0	9

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	6
Recent <=20 Years	30

Presence:
Presumed Extant	36
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bully Choop Mtn. (4012257), Carrville (4112216), Damnation Peak (4012285), Hanland Peak (4012283), Indian Creek Baldy (4112267), Lamoine (4012284), Lewiston (4012267), McKinley Mtn. (4112277), Papoose Creek (4012276), Russell Peak (4112268), Schell Mtn. (4012275), Shoeinhorse Mtn. (4112211), Whisky Bill Peak (4112215), Yreka (4112266)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Addition on 2006-10-24
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile