Eriogonum microthecum var. johnstonii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. var. johnstonii Reveal

Johnston's buckwheat

2024 Manzanita Dictionary

2010 Steve Matson

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

also called Eriogonum microtheca var. johnstonii

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~44 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eriogonum microtheca var. johnstonii

Information about Eriogonum microthecum var. johnstonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ERMIJ) 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: 1B.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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).