Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H.Mason belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Eriastrum
Specific Epithet
eremicum
Authorship
(Jeps.) H.Mason
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#123,585 of 335,497
Top 37%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
United States, Arizona, Yavapai
34.251389, -112.297722
Location Remarks
15 miles west of Cleator on Crown King Road, off Highway 17, north of Phoenix. 1392 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Pat Crowley
Notes
Sonoran Desert woodland with Acacia greggii, Parkinsonia, Carnegiea.
Location
United States, California, Inyo
37.172528, -118.2165
Location Remarks
North Death Valley Rd. ca. 5 km E of junction of Hwy 168 and Waucoba-Eureka Rd. Elev. 1242 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Charlotte M. Taylor