Portulaca echinosperma, Fortunato 13127--Argentina. Hwy 150, Jachal to San Augustin. 7 Feb 2018. DSC08909 (20).JPG
Endemic to Argentina Northwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Argentina, San Juan, Jachal (San Agustin del Valle Fertil)
-30.150833, -67.971667
Location Remarks
RN 150, cercanía del Parque Nat. Prov. Ischiguasto. 1430m elev.
Collectors
Renée H. Fortunato, W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Portulacaceae
Genus
Portulaca
Specific Epithet
echinosperma
Authorship
Hauman
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#150,217 of 335,497
Top 45%
Extinction probability
12%
