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urceolata

Taxon

Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

Protologue Taxon 21: 309. 1972IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE Research • Predicted not threatened
Galax rotundifolia--OH. Holden Arbor. 17 Jun 92. 004.jpg

Galax rotundifolia--OH. Holden Arbor. 17 Jun 92. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax rotundifolia--OH. Holden Arbor. 17 Jun 92. 001.jpg

Galax rotundifolia--OH. Holden Arbor. 17 Jun 92. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax rotundifolia--OH. Holden Arbor. 17 Jun 92. 005.jpg

Galax rotundifolia--OH. Holden Arbor. 17 Jun 92. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata--WA. Rhododendron Sp. Bot. Garden. 29 Jun 90. 001.jpg

Galax urceolata--WA. Rhododendron Sp. Bot. Garden. 29 Jun 90. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata--WA. Rhododendron Sp. Bot. Garden. 29 Jun 90. 002B.jpg

Galax urceolata--WA. Rhododendron Sp. Bot. Garden. 29 Jun 90. 002B.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata--WA. Rhododendron Sp. Bot. Garden. 29 Jun 90. 002.jpg

Galax urceolata--WA. Rhododendron Sp. Bot. Garden. 29 Jun 90. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 013.jpg

Galax urceolata--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 014.jpg

Galax urceolata--NC. Sarah P. Duke Garden, Durham. 11 Oct 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (180).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (180).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (151).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (151).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (177).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (177).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (169).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (169).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (173).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (173).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (178).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (178).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (170).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (170).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (175).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (175).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (179).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (179).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (176).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (176).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (152).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13049--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (152).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (13).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (17).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (56).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (9).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (10).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (7).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (8).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (12).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (11).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (16).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (14).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (15).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (6).JPG

Galax urceolata, Davidson, C 13007--Tennessee. Greene Co. Paint Rock, Paint Cr. 15 May 2016 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia; introduced into Massachusetts, New York (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

June 17, 1992

Location

United States, Ohio (Holden Arboretum)

Location Remarks

9500 Sperry Road, Willoughby, Ohio.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 13007

May 15, 2016

Location

United States, Tennessee, Greene (Greeneville)

35.946111, -82.8975

Location Remarks

Cherokee National Forest. Upstream on Paint Creek, ca. 0.5 km from mouth at French Broad River. Ca. 400 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Davidson, C 13049

May 19, 2015

Location

United States, South Carolina, Oconee (Westminster)

34.683333, -83.318889

Location Remarks

Sumpter Nat. Forest. Along Brasstown Creek Rd. right turn off Hwy 76, c. 20 km NW of Westminster. 352 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Notes

Mossy bank above the creek.

No collection number

October 11, 2003

Location

United States, North Carolina, Durham (Sarah P. Duke Gardens)

Location Remarks

127 Anderson St. (Campus Dr.)(WestCampus of Duke Univ.), Durham. (There is a good map on the website)

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

June 29, 1990

Location

United States, Washington (Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Rhododendron Sp Bot Garden

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Diapensiaceae

Genus

Galax

Specific Epithet

urceolata

Authorship

(Poir.) Brummitt

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 28.1

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

2.9

Global rank

#8,148 of 335,497

Top 3%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Galax rotundifolia (Michx.) Pursh

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy