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Eriogonum deflexum

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Flat-crown Buckwheat

G5Secure Found in 41 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142828
Element CodePDPGN081N0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPolygonales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusEriogonum
Other Common Names
flatcrown 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
Considered to be comprised of 4 varieties (Kartesz 1999); cf. Reveal (1989a - checklist, 1989b - on California).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-01-26
Change Date1988-07-28
Edition Date2001-01-26
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Eriogonum deflexum (considered to be comprised of 4 varieties) is in northwestern Mexico and southeastern California to Nevada, Utah, Arizona and southwestern New Mexico in the United States, occurring in sand; it is often common.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (41)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
California (15)
AreaForestAcres
Benton RangeInyo National Forest9,637
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
Cactus Springs BSan Bernardino National Forest3,106
Excelsior (CA)Inyo National Forest45,607
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
ScodiesSequoia National Forest725
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Nevada (21)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Angel Peak SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,540
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Charleston - CarpenterHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest17,828
Charleston - ClarkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,674
Charleston - Macks CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,378
Chineese Camp (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,207
HuntoonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest36,281
La Madre - TroutHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,101
Lovell Summit SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,455
Mt. EtnaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,527
Pine Grove NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,749
Pine Grove SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest88,945
PotosiHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,145
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rough CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,476
South SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest125,614
Spanish PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest31,520
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Warm SpringsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest29,540
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
Hilgard MountainFishlake National Forest28,389
Solomon BasinFishlake National Forest19,963
References (10)
  1. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 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. 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.
  5. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  6. Reveal, J.L. 1989a. Eriogonoid flora of California (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae). Phytologia 66: 295-414.
  7. Reveal, J.L. 1989c. A checklist of the Eriogonoideae (Polygonaceae). Phytologia 66(3): 266-294.
  8. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.
  9. 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.
  10. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.