Circaeaster agrestis Maxim. belongs to the Circaeasteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Circaeaster agrestis, C. Davidson 13769--China. Sichuan. Yibailingba-gou. 12 Aug 2017. DSC04660 (68).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Circaeasteraceae
Genus
Circaeaster
Specific Epithet
agrestis
Authorship
Maxim.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 60.9
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
6.4
Global rank
#2,021 of 335,497
Top 0.7%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
China, Sichuan, Xiangcheng Xian.
29.141111, 99.928333
Location Remarks
Between Xiangcheng and Sandui near the village of Riyin, S of Wuming Shan. West facing slopes and seepages in mixed coniferous forest (Picea, Abies, Pinus). 3550-4000 m. elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Xin-Hui Ll, Tao Yang
Notes
Moist soil in shade of large Populus; mostly bare ground, but also mixed among grasses. Colonial; fruit green, with "velcro" hairs. Same location and site as Boufford 43247 collected 25 August 2013.
