Native to 42 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; introduced into Albania, Alberta, Amur, Belarus, Central European Russia, Chile South, East European Russia, Ireland, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, North European Russia, Ohio, Ontario, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, West Siberia, Yukon (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Georgia
42.6625, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Elaeagnaceae
Genus
Hippophae
Specific Epithet
rhamnoides
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.6
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
#230,958 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
5%