Blushing Buckwheat (Eriogonum ursinum var. erubescens)

Global Rank: T3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Polygonaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 795930
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/26/2020

Description:

Where is Blushing Buckwheat (Eriogonum ursinum var. erubescens) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Blushing Buckwheat can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Blushing Buckwheat (Eriogonum ursinum var. erubescens)?

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 03/26/20

California Native Plant Society

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 03/26/20

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Conservation Actions

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Eriogonum ursinum var. erubescens in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1660 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 Native Plant Society has collected 1 seed accessions of Eriogonum ursinum var. erubescens from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 18 maternal plants