Native to Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 1 country.
Eriogonum ovalifolium
var. depressum
var. nivale
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Identified as
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum
Location
United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)
45.244, -115.588639
Location Remarks
1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.
Collectors
Location
United States, Idaho, Butte (Howe)
43.961722, -112.750611
Location Remarks
On Hwy 22 W of Dubois and 3.5 km W of Hwy 28 junction. Elev. 1557 m. (Close to Butte/Clark Co. line.)
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside strip in open farm country of gently rolling hills.
Identified as
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale
Location
United States, Oregon, Harney (Princeton)
42.666944, -118.711194
Location Remarks
South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Stems prostrate, radiating from centrel caudex; flowers white to pink.
Identified as
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum
Location
United States, Idaho, Custer (Stanley)
44.149139, -114.916833
Location Remarks
Redfish Lake
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Roy E. Gereau, Charlotte M. Taylor
Notes
Level, seasonally moist places at the foot of a coarse basalt scree slope.
Identified as
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale
Location
United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)
45.244, -115.588639
Location Remarks
1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Roy E. Gereau, Charlotte M. Taylor
Notes
Coarse gravel below the outcrop.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Eriogonum
Specific Epithet
ovalifolium
Authorship
Nutt.
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
#275,228 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
10%