Nitraria schoberi L. belongs to the Nitrariaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Nitrariaceae
Genus
Nitraria
Specific Epithet
schoberi
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.2
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#64,935 of 335,497
Top 20%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Aspindza
41.616389, 43.1105
Location Remarks
East of Akhaltsikhe, and ca. 4 km east of Rustavi village, on highway A306. 1035 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David Kikodze, Shalva Sikharulidze, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Hillside stepp-shrubland, impacted by animal grazing. Spiny shrub 0.75 m.