Native to California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum
var. halimioides
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Identified as
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. halimioides
Location
United States, California, Modoc (Alturas)
41.560389, -120.291556
Location Remarks
Warner Mts. On Hwy 299 to Cedarville. Ca. 6.8 km east of junction with Hwy 395 north (N of Alturas). Elev. 1819 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Artemisia steppe/juniper woodland.
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)
44.158, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Location
United States, Idaho, Owyhee (Hammett)
42.904333, -115.692611
Location Remarks
Bruneau Canyon Scenic Overlook, 25 km south of Bruneau (ssmall town) on Hot Springs Rd., then 5 km west on unnamed road (Scenic overlook sign) to the canyon rim. 2240 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Donald H. Mansfield, Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Barbara Ertter
Notes
Subshrub 2-3 dm; tightly branched.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Eriogonum
Specific Epithet
sphaerocephalum
Authorship
Douglas ex Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#270,322 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
10%