Eriogonum compositum, C. Davidson 13795--Oregon. Wallowa Co. Hwy 82, near summit. 6 Jun 2018. DSC05441 (26).JPG
Native to California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Oregon, Union
45.586306, -117.736972
Location Remarks
OR Hwy 82 ca. 16 km E of Elgin/Grande Rhonde River Bridge Elev. 965 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Construction cut into basalt cliff to R of the road. Ponderosa/Doug fir forest. Basalt-derived substrate.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Eriogonum
Specific Epithet
compositum
Authorship
Douglas ex Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
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
#231,082 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
11%
