Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Iris
Specific Epithet
tenuissima
Authorship
Dykes
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#194,284 of 335,497
Top 58%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
United States, California, Nevada
39.284361, -121.100583
Location Remarks
Highway 49 north of nevada City, 1.3 miles south of South Yuba River Bridge. Elev. 511 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Oak-Libocedrus forest.