Species Details

Eriogonum hirtellum

Klamath Mountain buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum hirtellum J.T. Howell & Bacig.
Common Name: Klamath Mountain buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN082T0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERHI7
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2G3
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:	SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jul-Sep

Elevation:
610 - 1900 meters
2000 - 6235 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Lower montane coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine

Notes

Notes: Threatened by vehicles. Possibly threatened by logging and grazing. Klamath NF has adopted species management guidelines. See Leaflets of Western Botany 9:174-176 (1961) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):355 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	12	40 %
Logging	7	23%
Road/trail construction/maint.	5	16%
Improper burning regime	2	6%
Other	2	6%
ORV activity	1	3%
Erosion/runoff	1	3%
Grazing	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					30
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	6	1	0	1	17

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	24
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	29
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bear Peak (4112365), Deadman Point (4112384), Figurehead Mtn. (4112383), Hamburg (4112371), Happy Camp (4112374), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385), Preston Peak (4112375), Scott Bar (4112361)

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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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile