Rhododendron columbianum (Piper) Harmaja belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
columbianum
Authorship
(Piper) Harmaja
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#321,762 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
United States, California, Mendocino
39.273056, -123.743333
Location Remarks
Van Damme State Park. Pygmy Forest. Off Highway 1, east of Little River.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Location
United States, Idaho, Idaho
45.244, -115.588639
Location Remarks
1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 8-9 dm.