Whipplea modesta Torr. belongs to the Hydrangeaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 12121

April 14, 2013

Location

United States, California, Humboldt

40.917833, -123.833278

Location Remarks

Highway 299, ca. 20 miles east of Highway 101 junction. 485 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Redwood-Douglas fir forest. Moist, mossy roadside bank.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Hydrangeaceae

Genus

Whipplea

Specific Epithet

modesta

Authorship

Torr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#56,731 of 335,497

Top 17%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →