Eriogonum prociduum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Eriogonum prociduum Reveal

Prostrate buckwheat

2010 Steve Matson

Susan Cochrane and CNPS

2001 John Game

Eriogonum prociduum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada and Oregon.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~38 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eriogonum prociduum var. prociduum

Information about Eriogonum prociduum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERPR9) 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.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: Eriogonum prociduum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name prostrate buckwheat. It is native to the western Great Basin of the United States in the region where Oregon meets California and Nevada, especially the Modoc Plateau, where it grows in exposed volcanic soils. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links null:!null:!null:!null:!null:!

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).