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latifolia

Taxon

Fothergilla latifolia J.F.Mill.

Protologue Icon. Bot. Index [Pritzel] ed. 2, 2: 125. 1866BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Fothergilla major, RFThorne slide T-10991--MA. Arnold Arbor. May 72. 001.jpg

Fothergilla major, RFThorne slide T-10991--MA. Arnold Arbor. May 72. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 122.jpg

Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 120.jpg

Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 119.jpg

Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 121.jpg

Fothergilla major--MA. Arnold Arbor. 30 Jun 03. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Occurrences

RFThorne T-10991

May 1, 1972

Location

Tanzania, Njombe, Makete (Matamba, Arnold Arboretum)

-9.011, 33.906361

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

Accession 23195-A

June 30, 2003

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)

42.307464, -71.120796

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Hamamelidaceae

Genus

Fothergilla

Specific Epithet

latifolia

Authorship

J.F.Mill.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 15.9

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.3

Global rank

#28,342 of 335,497

Top 9%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Fothergilla major (Sims) Lodd.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy