Zizia aptera (A.Gray) Fernald belongs to the Apiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Zizia aptera, Davidson, C 12980--North Carolina. Clay Co. Buck Cr. 13 May 2015. DSC04619 (268).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Zizia
Specific Epithet
aptera
Authorship
(A.Gray) Fernald
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#287,207 of 335,497
Top 86%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Clay
35.084167, -83.616667
Location Remarks
West of the city of Franklin and E of the town of Shooting Creek; 2.25 km (1.4 miles) N of U.S. route 64 on Buck Creek Road; W side of Buck Creek. 943 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
