Native to 39 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into Hawaii; presence uncertain in French Guiana (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, Hawaii
Location Remarks
W Maui DT Fleming St Beach Park
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Hawaii
Location Remarks
W Maui DT Fleming St Beach Park
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Mexico, Baja California
25.292222, -112.131389
Location Remarks
Cedros Isl
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Bataceae
Genus
Batis
Specific Epithet
maritima
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 18.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.7
Global rank
#18,845 of 335,497
Top 6%
Extinction probability
10%