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.
Macarthuria australis, Davidson, C 13436--Australia. W. A. Green Head-Coorow Rd. Stop 3. 24 Oct 2016. DSC05134 (20).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Macarthuriaceae
Genus
Macarthuria
Specific Epithet
australis
Authorship
Hügel ex Endl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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.
