Macarthuria australis Hügel ex Endl. belongs to the Macarthuriaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Macarthuriaceae
Genus
Macarthuria
Specific Epithet
australis
Authorship
Hügel ex Endl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 28.0
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
3.4
Global rank
#6,315 of 335,497
Top 2%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Australia, Western Australia
-32.031056, 115.970861
Location Remarks
Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.
Collectors
Location
Australia, Western Australia
-32.031056, 115.970861
Location Remarks
Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Erect, succulent herb in white sand.