CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Eriogonum kennedyi var. austromontanum

Common Name:	southern mountain buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDPGN083B2
Full Name:	Eriogonum kennedyi Wats. var. austromontanum M. & J.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ERKEA2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: June - September Habitat: • Lower montane coniferous forest (gravelly) • Pebble (Pavement) plain

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FT Threatened (09/14/98) State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G4T2 T2: Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 39
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

3 10 2 5 0 19

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
12	27

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
39	0	0

Notes

Threatened by vehicles, development, grazing, non-native plants, recreational activities, and road maintenance. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 51:295 (1924) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):326-327 (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: 1770 - 2890 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Onyx Peak (104B) 34116B6, Moonridge (105A) 34116B7, Big Bear Lake (105B) 34116B8, Rattlesnake Canyon (130C) 34116C6, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7, Butler Peak (132D) 34117C1, Alamo Mountain (164B) 34118F8, Lockwood Valley (165A) 34119F1, Sawmill Mountain (190C) 34119G2

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

754

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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