Phlox speciosa Pursh belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 12136

April 18, 2013

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Phlox

Specific Epithet

speciosa

Authorship

Pursh

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#179,578 of 335,497

Top 54%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →