Eriogonum spectabile

Eriogonum spectabile is known from three occurrence in Plumas County, California in the Lassen National Forest. This species is potentially threatened by logging which occurs extensively in the area, firewood cutting and other activities related to it, natural habitat changes such as plant competition, climatic change, change in fire regime and browsing. Its low population numbers and few populations in general make it suseptible to catastrophic extinction events.

There are only three occurrences of this species konwn and they are all within the Lassen National Forest in Plumas County, California. This area is considered to be the southern limit of the Cascades Range. It should be noted that the nearby Caribou Wilderness Area contains extensive suitable habitat, most of which has not been surveyed (Corbin et al. 2000). Total range extent calculated as approx. 0.3 mi sq.

As of 2005, a few years after this taxon was described, there were still only 2 occurrences (3 colonies).

All known occurrences as of 2000 occurred on national forest land, however, these lands are without special designation, so potential human threats do exist. While no human disturbance was evident at the time this species was published, there is nearby disturbance. Adjacent areas have been logged extensively, firewood cutting is common and skid trails and woodcutter roads criss-cross are found throughout the area. This species is also threatened by natural habitat changes, including increased competition with vegetation, climate change, and change in the fire regime. Finally, browsing on flowers is a threat (Corbin et al. 2000). Logging is the primary threat.