Global InformationEriogonum pelinophilum information
| Eriogonum pelinophilum | |
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Conservation status
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 Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. pelinophilum
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| Eriogonum pelinophilum Reveal
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Eriogonum pelinophilum is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common name clay-loving wild buckwheat. It is endemic to the state of Colorado in the United States, where it is known from only two counties.[1] The most recent estimates available suggest there are 12 occurrences in existence for a total of about 278,000 individual plants in Delta and Montrose Counties.[1] At least 7 occurrences observed in the past have not been relocated but are not yet believed extirpated.[1] This plant is federally listed as an endangered species of the United States.[2]
- ^ a b c USFWS. Eriogonum pelinophilum Five-year Review. September 2009.
- ^ Eriogonum pelinophilum. The Nature Conservancy.