Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco belongs to the Pinaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Pseudotsuga menziesii--ID. Valley Co. Ponderosa St. Park. 8 Jul 06. 021.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pseudotsuga
Specific Epithet
menziesii
Authorship
(Mirb.) Franco
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 16.6
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.1
Global rank
#358 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 17 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158000, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
No collectors specified
