81896
This occurrence of Encephalartos arenarius R.A.Dyer (81896) was collected on February 13, 2003 in United States. Flora of the World includes 3 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Encephalartos arenarius, 81896--CA. Huntington Bot. Gard. CDav14 Feb 03. 157.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Cycadopsida
Order
Cycadales
Family
Zamiaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Specific Epithet
arenarius
Authorship
R.A.Dyer
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.8
Global rank
#228 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 4 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →