Native to Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson 14269

July 22, 2021

Location

United States, Oregon, Harney (Princeton)

42.666944, -118.711194

Location Remarks

South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Boggy slope and meadow on the south side of the road. Mostly grasses and sedges. Open, dry patches in the meadow. Plants red-tinged, 5-8 cm tall.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Polygonaceae

Genus

Polygonum

Specific Epithet

polygaloides

Authorship

Meisn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

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

0.1

Global rank

#251,188 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →