Acanthocarpus preissii Lehm. belongs to the Asparagaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Acanthocarpus Preissii, Davidson, C 13377--Australia. W.A. Flora Rd. 22 Oct 2016. DSC03739 (51).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Acanthocarpus
Specific Epithet
preissii
Authorship
Lehm.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#192,862 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
12%
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
Shrubby-looking monocot c. .75 m tall.
