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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Close-up Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium, scrub buckwheat flower.
Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium. Photo by William Carromero.

Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium, scrub buckwheat flowers.
Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium. Photo by William Carromero.

Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium, scrub buckwheat habitat.
Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium habitat. Photo by William Carromero.

Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium, scrub buckwheat, range map.
Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium range map.

Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium, scrub buckwheat

ESA Status

Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.

Threats

  • Conversion of high pineland and scrub for agricultural purposes, principally citrus groves; and for commercial, residential, and recreational purposes
  • Fire suppression, including reduced fire frequency due to the firebreak effects of roads and agricultural land uses
  • Habitat degradation by trash dumping and recreational use of off-road vehicles
  • Invasion by weeds wherever fill dirt is brought in, as for roadbeds or shoulders

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/eriogonum_longifolium_gnaphalifolium/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:24 EDT