Distichia muscoides, R Vasquez 33184--Peru. Cusco. Calca. Abra de Chayna Puerto. 3 Nov 07. 041 (23).jpg
Native to Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Distrito Lares. Manto. Bosque intervenido en el borde de la carretera. 6292 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Efraín Suclli, Jim Farfán Vargas, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Hierba formando almohadillas; flores amarillentas, en bofedal.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Distichia
Specific Epithet
muscoides
Authorship
Nees & Meyen
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#85,255 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
10%
