CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eriogonum hirtellum

Common Name:	Klamath Mountain buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPGN082T0
Full Name:	Eriogonum hirtellum J.T. Howell & Bacig.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERHI7

Biology
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb Blooming Period: July - September Habitat: serpentinite. • Chaparral • Lower montane coniferous forest • Upper montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S3 S3: Vulnerable. Global Rank: G3 G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 29
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

4 5 1 0 1 18

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
17	12

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
28	0	1

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.
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: 610 - 1900 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Del Norte (DNT), Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Scott Bar (719A) 41123F1, Bear Peak (721A) 41123F5, Hamburg (736D) 41123G1, Figurehead Mtn. (737A) 41123H3, Deadman Point (737B) 41123H4, Happy Camp (737C) 41123G4, Polar Bear Mtn. (738A) 41123H5, Preston Peak (738D) 41123G5

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

749

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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