San Clemente Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum giganteum var. formosum)

Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Polygonaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 138110
Lifeform: Shrub, Subshrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020

Description:

Where is San Clemente Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum giganteum var. formosum) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

San Clemente Island Buckwheat can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve San Clemente Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum giganteum var. formosum)?

Regional Parks Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned

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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 1 accessions of Eriogonum giganteum var. formosum in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 166 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.