Native to 48 botanical countries across Northern America; introduced into 64 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, California (McConnell Arboretum and Gardens)
Location Remarks
In Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 840 Sundial Bridge Dr., Redding
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Japan, Kansai, Shiga
35.418333, 136.405
Location Remarks
Ibukiyama (Mount Ibuki).
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Phytolaccaceae
Genus
Phytolacca
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#110,433 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
10%