Micranthes oregana, C. Davidson 13615--CA. Modoc Co. Warner Mts. Hwy 299. 7 June 2017. DSC01455 (81).JPG
Native to Alberta, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, California, Modoc (Alturas)
41.560389, -120.291556
Location Remarks
Warner Mts. On Hwy 299 to Cedarville. Ca. 6.8 km east of junction with Hwy 395 north (N of Alturas). Elev. 1819 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Juniper woodland-pine forest with Artemisia, Purshia. Gentle stony slope.
Location
United States, Oregon, Harney (Princeton)
42.666944, -118.711194
Location Remarks
South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Broad, wet meadow with a narrow neck, SW of the road. Within sagebrush steppe.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Micranthes
Specific Epithet
oregana
Authorship
(Howell) Small
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#298,543 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
12%
