Eriogonum alpinum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. alpinum
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Eriogonum alpinum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Trinity buckwheat.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Eriogonum alpinum is a perennial herb growing in mats, no more than 15 centimetres (5.9 in) wide and 8 centimetres (3.1 in) tall. The woolly greenish leaves are rounded and one to three centimeters long.[2]
The plant produces an erect inflorescence of bright yellow to pinkish flowers, each under a centimeter wide.[2]
The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This rare plant is endemic to northern California.[3] It is known from only about ten occurrences in the Mount Eddy and Cory Peak areas of the Trinity Mountains, within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in southern Siskiyou County and northwestern Trinity County.[3]
It grows in rocky serpentine soils at elevations of 2,185–2,900 metres (7,169–9,514 ft), in subalpine coniferous forest, upper montane coniferous forest, and alpine fell-field habitats.[3] The Trinity Mountains are a range of the Klamath Mountains System.
Conservation
[edit]This species is a California Department of Fish and Wildlife listed and a California Native Plant Society listed endangered species.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Calflora Database: Eriogonum alpinum (Trinity buckwheat)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Eriogonum alpinum
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Eriogonum alpinum (Trinity buckwheat) images
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