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Yavapai Buckwheat (Eriogonum ericifolium var. ericifolium)

Photo Credit: Sheila Murray

Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Polygonaceae
State: AZ, CA
Nature Serve ID: 129108
Lifeform: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Yavapai Buckwheat (Eriogonum ericifolium var. ericifolium) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Yavapai Buckwheat can be found in Arizona, California

Which CPC Partners conserve Yavapai Buckwheat (Eriogonum ericifolium var. ericifolium)?

National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS)

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 10/07/21

The Arboretum at Flagstaff

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 11/12/24

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Sheila Murray

11/09/2024

The Arboretum at Flagstaff made a seed collection from Eriogonum ericifolum to support the USFS Region 3 Rare Plant Seed Banking project. The collection site was near Cottonwood, AZ on the Coconino National Forest and the habitat was desert scrub. The site was limestone desert habitat near the Verde Botanical Area and is in great condition. The area is more popular with hikers and could be threatened by foot traffic.

Center for Plant Conservation

10/07/2021

In accordance with the CPC and USFS Rare Plant Seed Banking Agreement, the Arboretum at Flagstaff team collected over 3000 seeds from 50 maternal Eriogonum ericifolium plants, which represented over half of the reproductively mature adults in the population. Sheila Murray and Kris Haskins scouted populations, collected, cleaned and shipped seeds. The seeds were divided and duplicated between The Arboretum at Flagstaff and the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, CO.

Center for Plant Conservation

10/07/2021

For a collaboration between US Forest Service (USFS) and Center for Plant Conservation (CPC), rare plant populations located on Region 3 USFS land were identified, seed collected, and banked through CPC’s network of botanical gardens. In 2018, Sheila Murray and Kris Haskins of The Arboretum at Flagstaff made one collection of Erigonum ericifolium from Coconino National Forest.