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acanthoclada

Taxon

Genista acanthoclada DC.

Protologue Mém. Légum. 4: 208. 1826 [1 Mar 1826]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 011.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 011.jpg

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 001.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 012.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 006.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 015.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 007.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 010.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 184.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 184.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 185.jpg

Genista acanthoclada--Crete. Ep. Kisamos. Sirikari Gorge. 25 May 05. 185.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to East Aegean Is., Greece, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Türkiye (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 23, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Chania)

35.589972, 24.146722

Location Remarks

Akrotiri Peninsula. Trail to Gouvernetos Monastery.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 25, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos)

35.4215, 23.646333

Location Remarks

Sirikari (Polyrinnia) Gorge, W of Chania

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Genista

Specific Epithet

acanthoclada

Authorship

DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#99,951 of 335,497

Top 30%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →