ON THIS PLANT
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 company Ioneer. In 2020, a noticeable decline in the known population was falsely attributed to the mining operation. Instead, researchers have attributed the losses to herbivory by rodents. This comes after Ioneer replanted individuals that were raised from seeds at a greenhouse in partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Eriogonum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Tiehm's buckwheat
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