| Eriogonum callistum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. callistum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum callistum | |
Eriogonum callistum is a rare species of wild buckwheat, known by the common name Tehachapi buckwheat. [1] [2]
The perennial herb is endemic to California, found only in the southwestern Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, Southern California. There are an estimated 2000 individuals in existence, in several sites on the eastern Tejon Ranch, between Castaic Lake and the Antelope Valley. [3] [4] [5] It is found on the Tejon Ranch.
It grows in rocky limestone soils in chaparral habitat among manzanitas. The plant was only described to science in 2006. [6]
Eriogonum callistum is a perennial herb forming a mat of woolly whitish green herbage on a woody base measuring up to 35 centimeters tall and up to 1 m (3 ft.) wide. It grows from a woody taproot and branching caudex. It is covered in rosettes of leaves each up to 5 centimeters long by 2 wide. The blades are coated densely in grayish white silky hairs.
The inflorescence arises on an erect stem up to 40 or 45 centimeters tall which is whitish and hairy when new and turns reddish as it ages. The inflorescence itself is a cluster of up to 35 flowers a few centimeters wide. The woolly flowers are pink-tinged when in bud and turn bright white when open. The stamens are tipped with yellow or pink anthers.
Within genus Eriogonum this is the only species in the new section named Lanocephala in subgenus Eucycla. [5]
Eriogonum callistum is a Critically Imperiled endemic species in California, and is on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California , listed as Seriously Endangered in California. [7]
Eriogonum alpinum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Trinity buckwheat.
Eriogonum apricum is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Ione buckwheat. It is endemic to Amador County, California, in the United States.
Eriogonum arborescens is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Santa Cruz Island buckwheat.
Eriogonum cinereum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names coastal buckwheat and ashyleaf buckwheat.
Eriogonum ovalifolium is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name cushion buckwheat. It is native to western North America from California to Alberta, where it is a member of many plant communities in varied habitats.
Eriogonum pyrolifolium is a species of wild buckwheat. It is native to western North America, from British Columbia to the high mountains of California.
Eriogonum ursinum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names Bear Valley buckwheat and talus buckwheat. It is endemic to northern California where it is found on mountains from the northern Sierra Nevada to the southern Klamath Mountains.
Fritillaria striata, known by the common name striped adobe lily, is an uncommon species of fritillary.
Enceliopsis covillei, known by the common name Panamint daisy, is a rare North American desert species of flowering plant in the daisy family.
Eriogonum ampullaceum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Mono buckwheat.
Eriogonum angulosum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name anglestem buckwheat.
Eriogonum argillosum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names clay buckwheat, clay-loving buckwheat, and Coast Range wild buckwheat. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from San Benito and Monterey Counties. It grows on clay substrates, often of serpentine origin. This is an annual herb up to 30 to 60 centimeters tall with a basal patch of oval-shaped, woolly leaves and a naked stem. The top of the stem is occupied by the inflorescence, a cyme with several clusters of tiny white or pink flowers.
Eriogonum kelloggii is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common names Red Mountain buckwheat and Kellogg's buckwheat. It is endemic to Mendocino County, California, where it is known from only five occurrences on Red Mountain near Leggett. It grows in woodland habitat on serpentine soils.
Eriogonum kennedyi is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Kennedy's buckwheat.
Eriogonum siskiyouense is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Siskiyou buckwheat.
Diplacus pictus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name calico monkeyflower.
Monardella linoides is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name flaxleaf monardella.
Trifolium bolanderi is a species of clover known by the common names Bolander's clover and parasol clover.
Trifolium lemmonii is a species of clover known by the common name Lemmon's clover.
Eriogonum cedrorum is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common name The Cedars buckwheat. It is endemic to Sonoma County, California where it is known only from The Cedars, an unincorporated area outside of Guerneville near Cazadero.
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