Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt belongs to the Diapensiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Diapensiaceae
Genus
Galax
Specific Epithet
urceolata
Authorship
(Poir.) Brummitt
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
6/28/1990
Location
USA, Washington (Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Rhododendron Sp Bot Garden
Collectors
No collectors specified
10/10/2003
Location
USA, 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
5/18/2015
Location
USA, South Carolina, Oconee
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.
5/14/2016
Location
USA, Tennessee, Greene
35.946111, -82.897500
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