Phlox speciosa Pursh belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Phlox speciosa, Davidson, C 12136--Calif. Nevada Co. 19 Apr 2013. DSC03267 (9).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Phlox
Specific Epithet
speciosa
Authorship
Pursh
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.2
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
#179,578 of 335,497
Top 54%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
United States, California, Nevada
39.284361, -121.100583
Location Remarks
Highway 49 north of nevada City, 1.3 miles south of South Yuba River Bridge. Elev. 511 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Oak-Libocedrus forest.
