Vauquelinia californica, C. Davidson 14005--AZ. Cochise Co. Geronimo Trail Rd. Stop 5. 10 Apr 2019. DSC07584 (79).JPG
Native to Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Arizona, Cochise (Elfrida)
31.741917, -109.463222
Location Remarks
Coronado National Forest. North Rucker Canyon Road c. 6 km west of junction FSR 74-FSR74E. Oak-juniper woodland. 1539 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Small, weathered limestone hill SW of the road. 1289 m elev. Shrub c. 2-2.5 m tall. DNA collected.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Vauquelinia
Specific Epithet
californica
Authorship
(Torr.) Sarg.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#180,862 of 335,497
Top 54%
Extinction probability
5%
