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Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach

Protologue Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 3, 5: 43. 1846BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened
Sarcopoterium spinosum--Crete. Ep. Kydonia. Akrotiri. Trail Gouvernetos . 23 May 05. 034.jpg

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Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Sarcopoterium

Species

spinosum

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to Albania, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Sardegna, Sicilia, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

91.1092

February 10, 2004

Location

United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)

37.87544, -122.238724

Location Remarks

Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley

Collectors

No collectors specified

91.1092

February 11, 2003

Location

United States, California, Alameda County (Berkeley, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)

37.87544, -122.238724

Location Remarks

Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 25, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos)

35.4215, 23.646333

Location Remarks

Sirikari (Polyrinnia) Gorge, W of Chania

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 23, 2005

Location

Greece, Crete, Chania (Chania)

35.589972, 24.146722

Location Remarks

Akrotiri Peninsula. Trail to Gouvernetos Monastery.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 26.8

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

EDGE Research

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

2.8

Global rank

#8,754 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →