Galax rotundifolia--OH. Holden Arbor. 17 Jun 92. 004.jpg
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.
Location
United States, Ohio (Holden Arboretum)
Location Remarks
9500 Sperry Road, Willoughby, Ohio.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Washington (Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Rhododendron Sp Bot Garden
Collectors
No collectors specified
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
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.
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
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Diapensiaceae
Genus
Galax
Specific Epithet
urceolata
Authorship
(Poir.) Brummitt
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.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.9
Global rank
#8,148 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
