Asperugo procumbens L. belongs to the Boraginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Boraginales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Asperugo
Specific Epithet
procumbens
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.3
Global rank
#30,325 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, Oregon, Wallowa
45.579306, -116.960556
Location Remarks
The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. 0.6 km NE past Summer Camp barn on Trail Creek Rd. Elev. 1371 m.
Collectors
James F. Smith, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Clark Shafer
Notes
Viny or scrabling herb. Context of intermountain steppe. Narrow riparian zone at the upper end of a gravel bar.