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Eriogonum longifolium

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Longleaf Buckwheat

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
PSESA Status
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137924
Element CodePDPGN083R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusEriogonum
USESAPS
Other Common Names
longleaf 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 Date1984-06-15
Change Date1984-06-15
Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

Plants perennial, perianth stipitate, plants tall and erect, leafy; perianth and achenes densely white- to silvery-tomentose (Correll and Johnston, 1970).

Habitat

Sandy soil mainly on the edges of pine and oak woodlands, calcareous clay or sandy soils (var. longifolium), limestone glades and exposed edges of limestone bluffs (var. harperi), dry sandy pinelands and scrub (var. gnaphalifolium).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandWoodland - MixedShrubland/chaparral
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNRYes
LouisianaS2Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, SUMMER-FLOWERING, FALL-FLOWERING
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
References (4)
  1. Correll, D.S., and M.C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
  2. Great Plains Flora Association (R.L. McGregor, coordinator; T.M. Barkley, ed., R.E. Brooks and E.K. Schofield, associate eds.). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. 1392 pp.
  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.
  4. Steyermark, J.A. 1963. Flora of Missouri. Iowa State Univ. Press, Ames. 1728 pp.