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Taxon

Tofieldia divergens Bureau & Franch.

Protologue J. Bot. (Morot) 5: 157. 1891BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Borderline • Predicted threatened
Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (371).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (371).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (343).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (343).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (346).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (346).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (338).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (338).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (366).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (366).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (374).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (374).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (348).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (348).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (372).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (372).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (349).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (349).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (337).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (337).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (373).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (373).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (344).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (344).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (351).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (351).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (341).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (341).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (347).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (347).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (345).JPG

Tofieldia divergens, C. Davidson 13760--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (345).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to China South-Central, Myanmar (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson C., et al. 13760

August 12, 2017

Location

China, Sichuan, Xiangcheng Xian. (Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Xiangcheng County)

29.141111, 99.928333

Location Remarks

Between Xiangcheng and Sandui near the village of Riyin, S of Wuming Shan. West facing slopes and seepages in mixed coniferous forest (Picea, Abies, Pinus). 3550-4000 m. elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Tofieldiaceae

Genus

Tofieldia

Specific Epithet

divergens

Authorship

Bureau & Franch.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.6

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

Borderline

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.1

Global rank

#34,934 of 335,497

Top 11%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →