CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum

Common Name:	Cushenbury buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPGN084F8
Full Name:	Eriogonum ovalifolium Nutt. var. vineum (Small) Jeps.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	EROVV

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: carbonate. • Joshua tree woodland • Mojavean desert scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (08/24/94) 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 DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 36
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 10 6 0 0 15

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
19	17

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
36	0	0

Notes

Threatened by mining, road construction, and vehicles. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 25:40-53 (1898) for original description, Fremontia 16(1):20-21 (1988) for discussion of mining threats, and Phytologia 66(4):335-337 (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: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1400 - 2440 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Onyx Peak (104B) 34116B6, Moonridge (105A) 34116B7, Rattlesnake Canyon (130C) 34116C6, Cougar Buttes (131A) 34116D7, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7, Butler Peak (132D) 34117C1

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.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

227

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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