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Occurrence
Predicted not threatened

Ulloa, C 2492

April 22, 2015

Ecuador

This occurrence of Eriocaulon microcephalum Kunth (Ulloa, C 2492) was collected on April 22, 2015 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 14 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (274).JPG

Eriocaulon microcephalum, Ulloa, C 2492--Ecuador. Cotopaxi. 23 Apr 2015. DSC02466 (274).JPG

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Eriocaulaceae

Genus

Eriocaulon

Specific Epithet

microcephalum

Authorship

Kunth

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 17.5

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.6

Global rank

#20,878 of 335,497

Top 7%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →