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Conejo Buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Polygonaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 149148
Lifeform: Subshrub, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Conejo Buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum) located in the wild?

Habitat:

occurs on dry rocky slopes

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Conejo Buckwheat can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Conejo Buckwheat (Eriogonum crocatum)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/13/17

The Huntington

Not Sponsored

Assigned 10/30/23

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 4 accessions of Eriogonum crocatum in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 687580 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 3 seed accessions of Eriogonum crocatum from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants

01/01/2010

urban development including construction of housing, golf courses, and infrastructure trampling from hikers, off-road vehicles and equestrian use stochastic events

01/01/2010

occurs along the western flanks of the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains