Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Douglas ex Benth. belongs to the Polygonaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum, CDavidson10949--ID. Valley Co. Ponderosa St. Park. 8 Jul 06. 014.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Eriogonum
Specific Epithet
sphaerocephalum
Authorship
Douglas ex Benth.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#270,322 of 335,497
Top 81%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158000, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Owyhee
42.904333, -115.692611
Location Remarks
Bruneau Canyon Scenic Overlook, 25 km south of Bruneau (ssmall town) on Hot Springs Rd., then 5 km west on unnamed road (Scenic overlook sign) to the canyon rim. 2240 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Donald H. Mansfield, Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Barbara Ertter
Notes
Subshrub 2-3 dm; tightly branched.
