Actaea vaginata (Maxim.) Compton belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Souliea vaginata, Boufford, D 43600--China. Sichuan. ChuanZhu Shi. 7 May 2014. DSC04175 (55).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Actaea
Specific Epithet
vaginata
Authorship
(Maxim.) Compton
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#66,963 of 335,497
Top 20%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Songpan)
33.023889, 103.735278
Location Remarks
Songpan Xian. S of the Jiuzhaigou Xian border and N of the city of Songpan on hwy 301 on E side of highway at Awong Gou. Thickets with Salix, Sibiraea, Potentilla and Rosa, remnant Abies-Picea; forest with Kingdonia on N-facing slopes; and small meadow-like areas. 3575 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
Mostly in moss in moist, dark soil under shrubs of Rosa. Emergent shoots pale green; young leaves dark green; sepals petal-like, spreading to ascending, white; petals smaller than sepals, erect, pinkish; anthers reddish.
