Gaylussacia ursina, Davidson, C 12965--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (65).JPG
Native to Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Macon (Franklin)
35.093611, -83.520556
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Shrub 0.75 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gaylussacia
Specific Epithet
ursina
Authorship
(M.A.Curtis) Torr. & A.Gray ex A.Gray
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#153,889 of 335,497
Top 46%
Extinction probability
13%
