Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Spearleaf Buckwheat

Eriogonum lonchophyllum

Torr. & Gray

Spearleaf Buckwheat

G4Apparently Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159340
Element CodePDPGN083Q0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusEriogonum
Synonyms
Eriogonum humivagansReveal
Other Common Names
spearleaf 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.
Taxonomic Comments
Reveal's treatment in FNA (2005, vol. 5) does not recognize distinct varieties of Eriogonum lonchophyllum but says at the extremes, their differences are remarkable.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-07-01
Change Date1991-07-01
Edition Date1991-07-01
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, L.
Rank Reasons
No data on abundance, although species is apparently not threatened. Range is relatively confined.
Range Extent Comments
NM (N, 2 cos.), UT (NE), CO (W).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry ground, 5,500 - 6,500 ft. (Martin & Hutchins, 1980).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
UtahS3Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
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.