Clintonia udensis--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (143).JPG
Native to Amur, Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Myanmar, Nepal, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tibet, West Himalaya, Yakutiya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Location
China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Li)
31.345, 102.845556
Location Remarks
Li Xian. Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture; between Xiayingshan village and Xiangzhai on road to Liantaigou E of Huatizi. Mixed forest of Tsuga, Betula, Acer, Viburnum, Rhododendron on rocky slopes and along stream in dark, rich, moist soil. 2985 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang
Notes
In forest. Tepals white. Only two plants flowering, leaves grazed by domesticated animals.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Clintonia
Specific Epithet
udensis
Authorship
Trautv. & C.A.Mey.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 24.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.5
Global rank
#10,508 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
10%
