Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Eastw.) H.Mason belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 13661

June 17, 2017

Location

United States, Idaho, Butte

43.961722, -112.750611

Location Remarks

On Hwy 22 W of Dubois and 3.5 km W of Hwy 28 junction. Elev. 1557 m. (Close to Butte/Clark Co. line.)

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Roadside strip in open farm country of gently rolling hills.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Eriastrum

Specific Epithet

sparsiflorum

Authorship

(Eastw.) H.Mason

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

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

0.0

Global rank

#309,432 of 335,497

Top 93%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →