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Eriogonum arizonicum

S. Stokes ex M.E. Jones

Arizona Buckwheat

G3Vulnerable (G2G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141522
Element CodePDPGN080L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusEriogonum
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1998-08-18
Change Date1998-08-18
Edition Date1998-08-18
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (7/96), rev. L. Morse (1998)
Rank Reasons
An Arizona endemic that is local and rare in scattered locations within the state; however, there is confusion in the Arizona literature as to its identity. Nevertheless, rare and local.
Range Extent Comments
Arizona, in the following counties: south Gila, east Maricopa, extreme northeast Pinal, Yavapai- near Rock Springs, and Mojave- south of Kingman (Reveal 1976).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Mostly on limestone soils.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Reveal, J.L. 1976. Eriogonum (Polygonaceae) of Arizona and New Mexico. Phytologia 34(5): 409-484.