Species Details

Eriogonum umbellatum var. minus

alpine sulfur-flowered buckwheat

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Classification

Scientific Name: Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. var. minus Jtn.
Common Name: alpine sulfur-flowered buckwheat
Family:	Polygonaceae
Element Code:	PDPGN086U7
USDA Plants Symbol:	ERUMM2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-12-09

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
1800 - 3068 meters
5905 - 10065 feet

General Habitats:

Subalpine coniferous forest
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly

Notes

Notes: See Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 17:64 (1918) for original description, and Phytologia 66(4):341-344 (1989) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cajon (3411734), Crystal Lake (3411737), Cucamonga Peak (3411725), Fawnskin (3411638), Juniper Hills (3411748), Mount San Antonio (3411736), Pacifico Mountain (3411841), San Gorgonio Mtn. (3411617), Telegraph Peak (3411735), Valyermo (3411747), Waterman Mtn. (3411738)

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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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory