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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Eriogonum flavum var. piperi
yellow buckwheat

 
Scientific Name: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi (Greene) M.E. Jones
English Name: yellow buckwheat
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
Classification Level: Variety
Species Group: Vascular Plant
Species Code: ERIOFLA3
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Polygonales Polygonaceae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5T4 (Mar 2016)
Provincial Status: S4 (Apr 2019)
BC List: Yellow
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Distribution
Endemic: N
Global Range Comment: Known from Alberta, British Columbia; Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming (FNA vol. 5, 2005).
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References and Related Literature
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 8, 2026).