Species Details

Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum

Santa Catalina Island buckwheat

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Scientific Name:
Eriogonum giganteum Wats. var. giganteum
Common Name:
Santa Catalina Island buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Element Code: PDPGN082A3
USDA Plants Symbol: ERGIG
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Oct
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Elevation:
10 - 535 meters
35 - 1755 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral
  • Coastal scrub
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Rocky
Notes:
Widely planted on mainland; potentially causing loss of reproductive isolation within the whole of the E. fasciculatum / E. giganteum complex. Introduced on SCZ Isl., but removal efforts ongoing. Threatenedy by development. Possibly threatened by road maintenance. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 20:371 (1885) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):295-414 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Santa Catalina East (3311833), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina South (3311834), Santa Catalina West (3311845)
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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