Thuja plicata, Davidson, C 12854--ID. W of Thompson Pass on Hwy 9. 2 Jul 2015. DSC07566 (4).JPG
Thuja plicata Donn ex D.Don belongs to the Cupressaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Thuja
Specific Epithet
plicata
Authorship
Donn ex D.Don
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 3.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#773 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 3 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →Location
United States, Idaho, Shoshone
47.086694, -116.11375
Location Remarks
Hobo Cedar Grove (Hwy 3 to Clarkia, E on FR 321, Hobo Pass along Merry Cr. to FR 321). Elev. 1367 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Roy E. Gereau, Charlotte M. Taylor, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Mixed conifer forest.
