Lost Creek Buckwheat
Eriogonum mitophyllum
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1G2
State (S-rank): S1S2
Utah Wildlife Action Plan status
- SGCN
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General information
Eriogonum mitophyllum is endemic to Sevier County, Utah. It is known to be in a single four-mile region of the Arapien shale badlands. The flowers are small (2.5-4 mm) and greenish yellow to rarely white, occuring July through September. The distinctive feature of E. mitophyllum are the threadlike leaves measuring 0.5-1 mm wide, being the narrowest leaves within the Eriogonum genus.
Description
Eriogonum mitophyllum is an erect herb, glabrous, light gray to green. The stems are glabrous, spreading, and have caudex stems that are compact. The leaves are basal, glabrous with linear blades that are 15-60 x 0.5-1 mm. The blades are sparsely f
Phenology
Flowers from July to September
Diagnostic characteristics
This species is closely allied with Eriogonum ostlundii but can be distinguished by its linear leaf blades
Species range
An Arapien Shale Badlands endemic, known from Sanpete and Sevier
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Threats or limiting factors
Primary threats include mining, transmission line and road maintainence, drought, and grazing. About half of the known occurrences of this plant occur on private land where mining is occurring and some portions of the population on BLM land, remain on patented mining claims (Alexander 2016).
Taxonomy
No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies