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Eriogonum panguicense

(M.E. Jones) Reveal

Panguitch Buckwheat

G3Vulnerable Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149891
Element CodePDPGN084J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusEriogonum
Other Common Names
Panguitch buckwheat (EN)
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 Date1999-04-13
Change Date1990-03-19
Edition Date1999-04-13
Edition AuthorsGries, D.
Rank Reasons
Eiogonum panguicense is a Plateau-Great Basin endemic and is known from Nevada and seven Utah counties. The plant is threatened by timber harvest, off trail and off highway use.
Range Extent Comments
A Plateau-Great Basin endemic, occurs in seven Utah counties and in Nevada (Welsh 1993).
Threat Impact Comments
Timber harvest, off trail and off highway use are threats (Welsh 1979).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grows in pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, ponderosa pine, pygmy sagebrush, bristle-cone pine, and spruce-fir communities, usually on limestone or less commonly on calciferous shale; 1675 - 3355 m (Welsh 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaS1Yes
UtahS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
Flat CanyonFishlake National Forest8,663
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
PavantFishlake National Forest42,560
Red Canyon NorthDixie National Forest9,973
References (3)
  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. Welsh, S.L. 1979. Illustrated manual of proposed endangered and threatened plants of Utah. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT. 318 pp.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.