Stevia, 1991.1116--CA. San Francisco Arboretum. 9 Aug 07. 223.jpg
Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela; introduced into Bangladesh, India, Jawa, New South Wales, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, West Himalaya (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, California (San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum)
Location Remarks
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Bolivia, La Paz
-16.5525, -68.096111
Location Remarks
Sendero del Águila in the city of La Paz (Barrio de Mallasa), Calacoto section. Ca. 3380 m and above.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Stevia
Authorship
Cav.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#316,874 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
12%
