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Kennedy's Buckwheat (Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum)

  • Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Polygonaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 130240
  • Lifeform: Subshrub, Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/23/2020
Description:

Where is Kennedy's Buckwheat (Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Kennedy's Buckwheat can be found in California

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1254 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 50 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum
Authority Munz & I.M. Johnst
Family Polygonaceae
CPC Number 46213
ITIS 528002
USDA ERKEA
Duration Perennial
Common Names Southern alpine buckwheat
Associated Scientific Names Eriogonum kennedyi var. alpigenum
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S3
Ecological Relationships

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