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Eriogonum spathulatum

Gray

Spathulate Buckwheat

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155391

Element CodePDPGN085H0

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Kartesz (1999) recognizes this taxon in the narrow sense, with Eriogonum natum considered a separate species.

Conservation Status

Review Date2000-08-04

Change Date1990-03-14

Edition Date2000-08-04

Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce

Rank Reasons

Eriogonum spathulatum (in the narrow sense, without any varieties) is considered endemic in central-western Utah (1405-2135 meters), occurring in several plant communities.

Range Extent Comments

Endemic to Utah, where known from Millard, Beaver, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties (Welsh et al. 1993).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

In greasewood, shadscale, rabbitbrush, ephedra and pinyon-juniper communities (Welsh et al. 1993).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beehive Peak	Fishlake National Forest	59,137

References (3)

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.
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.
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.