Youngia erythrocarpa (Vaniot) Babc. & Stebbins belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Youngia erythrocarpa, Boufford, D 43719--China. Sichuan. GanYangGou Rd. Km marker 7. 13 May 2014. DSC05676 (25).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Youngia
Specific Epithet
erythrocarpa
Authorship
(Vaniot) Babc. & Stebbins
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#243,368 of 335,497
Top 73%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing)
30.808889, 102.724444
Location Remarks
Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
Sandy roadside at edge of forest and thickets. Florets yellow.
