Aphyllocladus ephedroides, Fortunato 13071--Argentina. Hwy 60, rocky river channel. 3 Feb 2018. DSC08172 (105).JPG
Endemic to Argentina Northwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Argentina, San Juan, Ullun
-30.209167, -68.909444
Location Remarks
RN 150, 3 km al W de San José de Jachal en Direcc. A Rodeo. Costado del camino, en pendiente. 1399 m elev.
Collectors
Renée H. Fortunato, W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbusto de ca 2.5 m, fl. lilacina.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Aphyllocladus
Specific Epithet
ephedroides
Authorship
Cabrera
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
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
#293,316 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
12%
