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var. magnifica
Identified as
Salix magnifica var. magnifica
Location
China, Sichuan, Ya'an (Baoxing, Baoxing County)
30.808889, 102.724444
Location Remarks
Baoxing Xian. N of the city of Baoxing on the Baoxing-Xiaojin Road (state road G210); Xinzhazi Gou (known locally as Mahuang Gou) just N of Jiajin Shan National Forest Park. Clearings and small remnant forest of Populus and Salix, but with planted trees of Pinus, Larix and Picea, in flat areas along rocky stream bed. Entire area severely grazed by animals, mostly goats, and extensively rutted by pigs. 2415-2500 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao
Notes
At base of slope at edge of forested area. Tree ca. 5 m tall; catkins stiffly erect, green.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Salicaceae
Genus
Salix
Specific Epithet
magnifica
Authorship
Hemsl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#300,132 of 335,497
Top 90%
Extinction probability
20%