OR. Malheur Co. Leslie Gulch. 1 Jun 08. 355.jpg
Native to Alberta, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Oregon, Malheur
43.776083, -117.754528
Location Remarks
Hwy 20, ca. 37 km east of Frances St. in Juntura, in Simmons Gulch. Elev. 852 m.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Sarcobataceae
Genus
Sarcobatus
Specific Epithet
vermiculatus
Authorship
(Hook.) Torr.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 29.7
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.4
Global rank
#24,830 of 335,497
Top 8%
Extinction probability
5%
