Eriogonum tiehmii, known as Tiehm's buckwheat, is a species of flowering plant endemic to the Silver Peak Range of Esmeralda County, Nevada in the United States. Its only known population is at high risk of destruction due to proposed mining for lithium (used for batteries in electric vehicles) by Australian … Visa mer It was first formally named by American botanist James L. Reveal in 1985 in The Great Basin Naturalist. Reveal named the plant for Arnold "Jerry" Tiehm who first collected the species in 1983, while working at the Visa mer Eriogonum tiehmii is a small, perennial herbaceous plant, growing about 30 cm (12 in) across and up to 16 cm (6 in) tall with blue-grey leaves. The leaves are 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 in) … Visa mer Tiehm's buckwheat is considered critically imperiled ("at very high risk of extinction or elimination") due to its small population, small habitat and threat from mining activities; Tiehm was once quoted as saying "you could wipe the buckwheat out with a Visa mer Webb22 sep. 2024 · Flowering plant of Eriogonum tiehmii, photo by Jim Morefield, Nevada Natural Heritage Program, May 13, 2008. Tiehm’s buckwheat (Eriogonum tiehmii) is an …
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