CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

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Eriogonum nudum var. decurrens

Common Name:	Ben Lomond buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPGN08492
Full Name:	Eriogonum nudum Benth. var. decurrens (S. Stokes) Bowerman
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERNUD

1998 Dean Wm. Taylor

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: Jun-Oct Habitat: sandy. • Chaparral • Cismontane woodland • Lower montane coniferous forest (maritime ponderosa pine sandhills)

Rarity Status
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G5T1 T1: Critically Imperiled. G5: (species) Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from CDFW
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 9
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 2 0 0 0 7

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	3

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Presumed Extirpated
9	0	0

Notes
Threatened by development and sand mining. See Phytologia 66(4):329-333 (1989) for taxonomic treatment. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1994-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 50 - 800 meters

California Endemic: yes

Other States:

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Santa Clara (SCL) ?, Santa Cruz (SCR)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Laurel (407C) 3712118, Davenport (408C) 3712212, Felton (408D) 3712211, Mindego Hill (428C) 3712232

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. This data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1665

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora Consortium of California Herbaria CalPhotos California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. . Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v8-03). Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed ].

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