Asclepias cryptoceras, Davidson, C 12840--Idaho. Ada Co. Stack Rock Dr., Boise foothills. 8 Jun 2015. DSC07121 (43).JPG
Native to Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Idaho, Ada
43.512806, -116.3565
Location Remarks
Roadside weed adjacent to a grassy pasture. "Barber Park" area east of Boise on Highway 21.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter
Notes
Fruiting stems prostrate.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Asclepias
Specific Epithet
cryptoceras
Authorship
S.Watson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
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
#284,403 of 335,497
Top 85%
Extinction probability
10%
