Species Details

Eriogonum kennedyi var. pinicola

Kern buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum kennedyi Wats. var. pinicola Rev.
Common Name: Kern buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN083B4
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERKEP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jun(Jul)

Elevation:
1340 - 1950 meters
4395 - 6400 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay

Notes

Notes: Known only from the Sweet Ridge area. Threatened by wind energy development and vehicles. See Phytologia 66(4):326-328 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	6
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	4	100 %
Development	4	100%
Non-native plant impacts	2	50%
ORV activity	2	50%
Other	2	50%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	2	50%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	50%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					4
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	2	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	3

Presence:
Presumed Extant	4
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Kern (KRN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cache Peak (3511822), Emerald Mtn. (3511833)

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.

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Presumed Extant

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