Species Details

Eriogonum nudum var. murinum

mouse buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum nudum Benth. var. murinum Rev.
Common Name: mouse buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN08495
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERNUM
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Nov

Elevation:
365 - 1130 meters
1200 - 3710 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Known from fewer than twenty occurrences; some degraded by road improvements along General's Highway. Sequoia-Kings Canyon NP has adopted species management guidelines. See Aliso 7(2):228 (1976) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):329-332 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	27 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	18%
Grazing	1	9%
Non-native plant impacts	1	9%
Other	1	9%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					11
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	2	0	0	9

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	7
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	11
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Case Mountain (3611847), Dennison Peak (3611837), Giant Forest (3611857), Kaweah (3611848), Shadequarter Mtn. (3611858)

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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