Mimosa ephedroides, Fortunato 13066--Argentina. Hwy 60 near the dam. 3 Feb 2018. DSC08111 (60).JPG
Endemic to Argentina Northwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Argentina, San Juan, Ullun (Villa Mercedes)
-30.209167, -68.909444
Location Remarks
RN 150, 3 km al W de San José de Jachal en Direcc. A Rodeo. Costado del camino, en pendiente. 1399 m elev.
Collectors
Renée H. Fortunato, W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub c. 0.75 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Mimosa
Specific Epithet
ephedroides
Authorship
(Gillies ex Hook.) Benth.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#73,045 of 335,497
Top 22%
Extinction probability
12%
