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Taxon

Whipplea modesta Torr.

Protologue Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, 4): 90. 1857 [Aug-Sep 1857]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity  15 Apr 2013  9934 (3).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity 15 Apr 2013 9934 (3).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity  15 Apr 2013  9934 (4).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity 15 Apr 2013 9934 (4).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013  9963 (3).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013 9963 (3).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013  9963 (1).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013 9963 (1).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity  15 Apr 2013  9934 (2).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity 15 Apr 2013 9934 (2).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity  15 Apr 2013  9934 (5).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity 15 Apr 2013 9934 (5).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013  9963 (2).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013 9963 (2).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity  15 Apr 2013  9934 (1).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12121--USA, CA, Trinity 15 Apr 2013 9934 (1).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013  9963 (4).JPG

Whipplea modesta, Davidson, C 12117--USA, CA, Trinity Co. 15 Apr 2013 9963 (4).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Hydrangeaceae

Genus

Whipplea

Species

modesta

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to California, Oregon, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12121

April 15, 2013

Location

United States, California, Humboldt (Blue Lake)

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.

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 →