Trillium catesbaei Elliott belongs to the Melanthiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Trillium catesbaei, Davidson, C 12966--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (97).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Melanthiaceae
Genus
Trillium
Specific Epithet
catesbaei
Authorship
Elliott
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#278,827 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Macon
35.093611, -83.520556
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
