Eriogonum alpinum

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Eriogonum alpinum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum
Species:
E. alpinum
Binomial name
Eriogonum alpinum

Eriogonum alpinum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Trinity buckwheat.[1][2]

Distribution[]

This rare plant is endemic to northern California.[2] It is known from only about ten occurrences in the Mount Eddy and Cory Peak areas of the Trinity Mountains, within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in southern Siskiyou County and northwestern Trinity County.[2]

It grows in rocky serpentine soils at elevations of 2,185–2,900 metres (7,169–9,514 ft), in subalpine coniferous forest, upper montane coniferous forest, and alpine fell-field habitats.[2] The Trinity Mountains are a range of the Klamath Mountains System.

Description[]

Eriogonum alpinum is a perennial herb growing in mats, no more than 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide and 8 centimetres (3.1 in) tall. The woolly greenish leaves are rounded and one to three centimeters long.[1]

The plant produces an erect inflorescence of bright yellow to pinkish flowers, each under a centimeter wide.[1]

The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long.[1]

Conservation[]

This species is a California Department of Fish and Wildlife listed and a California Native Plant Society listed endangered species.[3]

See also[]

  • Endemic flora of California
  • Flora of the Klamath Mountains

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Jepson eFlora: Eriogonum alpinum
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Calflora: Eriogonum alpinum
  3. ^ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Eriogonum alpinum . accessed 21 September 2016.

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