Mitellastra caulescens (Nutt.) Howell belongs to the Saxifragaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Mitellastra
Specific Epithet
caulescens
Authorship
(Nutt.) Howell
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#170,109 of 335,497
Top 51%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, Idaho, Shoshone
47.086694, -116.113750
Location Remarks
Hobo Cedar Grove (Hwy 3 to Clarkia, E on FR 321, Hobo Pass along Merry Cr. to FR 321). Elev. 1367 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, P. Fields, Bill Rember
Notes
Shade of cedars along the trail.