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Eriogonum kennedyi

Porter ex S. Wats.

Kennedy's Buckwheat

G4Apparently Secure Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
PSESA Status
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155643
Element CodePDPGN083B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusEriogonum
USESAPS
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
Distinct sp., with four or five ssp. in CA.
Conservation Status
Review Date1990-01-16
Change Date1990-01-16
Edition Date1988-12-18
Edition AuthorsJoyal E.
Range Extent250-2,500,000 square km (about 100-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 80
Rank Reasons
Limited popns & range.
Range Extent Comments
USA, s CA, e slope of Sierra Nevada, Mono Co. south to Inyo Co., ssp. austromontanum is found in San Bernadino Mts & Mt. Pinos.
Occurrences Comments
Estimate.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry stony slopes & ridges, sagebrush scrub & pinyon-juniper woodland, 4000-6500'.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (27)
California (26)
AreaForestAcres
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Excelsior (CA)Inyo National Forest45,607
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  2. 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.