Eriogonum kelloggii
{{Short description|Species of wild buckwheat}}
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|image = Eriogonumkelloggii.jpg
|genus = Eriogonum
|species = kelloggii
|authority = A.Gray
|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2796135 The Plant List, Eriogonum kelloggii A.Gray ]
|synonyms = Eriogonum caespitosum var. kelloggii (A.Gray) M.E.Jones
| status = G2
| status_system = TNC
| status_ref = {{cite web | url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147373 | title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 }}
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Eriogonum kelloggii is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common names Red Mountain buckwheat and Kellogg's buckwheat.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/26000600 Tropicos, Eriogonum kelloggii A. Gray ] It is endemic to Mendocino County, California, where it is known from only five occurrences on Red Mountain near Leggett (not to be confused with the town of Red Mountain in San Bernardino County). It grows in woodland habitat on serpentine soils.[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Eriogonum+kelloggii Calflora taxon report]
Description
This is a perennial herb forming a low, spreading mat with a woody caudex at the base. The oblong leaves are no more than a centimeter long and are coated with silvery, soft hairs, especially on the undersides. The inflorescence arises on an erect peduncle, bearing many tiny white to pink flowers in a headlike cluster.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3071681#page/299/mode/1up Gray, Asa. 1870. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 293.] description in Latin, commentary in English[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060347 Flora of North America Eriogonum kelloggii]
This species is considered endangered by the state of California, but has no federal listing.
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,5994,6087 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Eriogonum+kelloggii Calphotos Photo gallery]
- [http://www.fws.gov/arcata/es/plants/redMtnBuckwheat/redMtnBuckwheat.html United States Fish & Wildlife Service Photos and Description]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of Mendocino County, California
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