Species Details

Eriogonum crocatum

Conejo buckwheat

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Scientific Name:
Eriogonum crocatum A. Davids.
Common Name:
Conejo buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN081G0
USDA Plants Symbol: ERCR3
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul
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Elevation:
50 - 580 meters
165 - 1905 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Coastal scrub
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details: Conejo volcanic outcrops
Microhabitat:
  • Rocky
  • Volcanic
Notes:
Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Potentially threatened by development. See Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 23:17 (1924) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):338-339 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 10
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 10 77 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 5 38%
Recreational use (non-ORV) 4 30%
Road/trail construction/maint. 3 23%
Non-native plant impacts 3 23%
Over-collecting/poaching 3 23%
Total Occurrences: 13
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 7 1 0 0 4
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 8
Recent <=20 Years 5
Presence:
Presumed Extant 13
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Camarillo (3411921), Newbury Park (3411828), Thousand Oaks (3411827), Triunfo Pass (3411818)
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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