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

Notes

Tree 15 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Family

Fagaceae

Genus

Quercus

Specific Epithet

montana

Authorship

Willd.

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#275,086 of 335,497

Top 82%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Davidson, C 13004

May 13, 2015

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

Notes

Tree 15 m.