Glaucidium palmatum--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shinkawa R. 26 May 2016. DSC04395 (43).JPG
Endemic to Japan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Deciduous forest along a small stream and up the steep canyon slope.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Deciduous forest along the river and the slopes above.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Glaucidium
Specific Epithet
palmatum
Authorship
Siebold & Zucc.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 66.1
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
7.2
Global rank
#1,511 of 335,497
Top 0.5%
Extinction probability
11%
