Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum giganteum S. Watson var. giganteum

Santa catalina island buckwheat, St. catherine's lace

Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~115 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Eriogonum giganteum
Genus:	Eriogonum
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Eriogonum giganteum var. giganteum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERGIG) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).