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Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae
| Taxonomy | |||||
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| Scientific Name: | Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae | ||||
| Common name: | Steamboat buckwheat | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G5T1 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S1 | Endemic: | Yes |
| US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | No |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | BLM Nevada Sensitive Species List dated 2017-10-01 | |
| State of Nevada Protected | Critically endangered | ||
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Endangered |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status: Confident or certain
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Washoe |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 1 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 51 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 1439 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1391 |
| Links |
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| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae data at NatureServe |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
|---|---|
| Identification Comments: | Within its habitat, it may be identified at all times of year by its combination of oval to reniform, abruptly stalked leaves, and unbranched flowering stems.<br /><br />Plants 1–5 dm wide; leaf blades broadly elliptic to oval or reniform, 0.3–0.7 cm usually white-tomentose, the margins almost never not brownish; scapes erect, (1) 5–15 (18) cm long, tomentose; inflorescences capitate, 1–2 cm wide, the branches absent; involucres 3–10 per cluster, 4–5 mm long; flowers 4–5 mm long, the perianth white. |
| Subspecies Comments: | 1 Leaf blades 0.2–1.2 (2) cm long; scapes usually 0.3–5 (9) cm long, rarely longer; involucres usual |
| Lookalikes: | |
| Phenology Comments: | Usually in bloom from late May through late June. |
| Reproduction Comments: | Seed viability <1%, reproduces from seed and possibly by vegetative splitting. |
| Habitat Comments: | Young, shallow, poorly-developed, dry soils derived from siliceous opaline sinter precipitated by past thermal spring flows, but not currently near surface water, in open areas with sparse Atriplex confertifolia, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus, etc. Sometimes found on adjacent deeper and/or disturbed soils when competitive vegetation is lacking. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Inventory and mapping essentially complete. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 01/27/2020 - 12:00am |
 Eriogonum ovalifolium williamsiae plant in flower.jpg) Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae plant in flower
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 3 June 1993 |
 Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae flowering heads
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 3 June 1993 |
 Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae flowering plants in habitat
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 3 June 1993 |
