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Eriogonum pauciflorum

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Few-flower Buckwheat

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134805

Element CodePDPGN084M0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPolygonales

FamilyPolygonaceae

GenusEriogonum

Other Common Names

Ériogone pauciflore (FR) fewflower buckwheat (EN) Few-flowered Wild Buckwheat (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Taxonomic Comments

As treated here (following Kartesz, 1999), excludes Eriogonum x nebraskense, which is sometimes treated as E. pauciflorum var. nebraskense (as in Kartesz, 1994).

Conservation Status

Review Date1984-02-07

Change Date1984-02-07

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
Manitoba	SNR	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Montana	S4	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (9)

Montana (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lost Water Canyon	Custer National Forest	9,251
Mt. Gmt Area H	Custer National Forest	1,335
Tongue River Breaks	Custer National Forest	17,481

North Dakota (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Long X Divide	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	10,099
Ponderosa Pine	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	7,471
Tracy Mountain	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	9,756
Twin Buttes	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	13,492
Wannagan	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	6,026

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Beartooth Highway	Shoshone National Forest	105,570

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.