Xanthorhiza simplicissima Marshall belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Xanthorhiza
Specific Epithet
simplicissima
Authorship
Marshall
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 15.6
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#21,851 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Transylvania
32.383889, -82.699722
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest; Yellow Gap Road (U.S. Forest Service Road 1206). 930 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Subshrub with a woody base, 0.5 m. Rocky streamside.