Fallugia paradoxa (D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor) Endl. ex Torr. belongs to the Rosaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Fallugia paradoxa, C. Davidson 14021--AZ. Cochise Co. N. Tex Cyn Rd. Stop 2. 11 Apr 2019. DSC07901 (86).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Fallugia
Specific Epithet
paradoxa
Authorship
(D.Don ex Tilloch & Taylor) Endl. ex Torr.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 70.4
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
7.3
Global rank
#1,458 of 335,497
Top 0.5%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, Arizona, Cochise
31.741917, -109.463222
Location Remarks
Coronado National Forest. North Rucker Canyon Road c. 6 km west of junction FSR 74-FSR74E. Oak-juniper woodland. 1539 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Narrow riparian zone along the road; road bank on the N side of the road. Shrub 1-1.5 m. DNA collected.
