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.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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, 43.110500
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.