Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Wyethia
Specific Epithet
amplexicaulis
Authorship
(Nutt.) Nutt.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#328,522 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, Idaho, Fremont
44.289333, -111.459389
Location Remarks
Intersection of Hwy 20 and Pinehaven Rd. ca. 16 km S of bridge in Island Park and 26 km N of Main St. in Ashton. Elev. 1868 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Mosaic meadow/lodgepole pine forest. Rays pale yellow.
Location
United States, Idaho, Bear Lake
42.431667, -111.562722
Location Remarks
Sherman Peak Area. Follow North Canyon Rd. (Forest Road 401) ) from Hwy 36 near E entrance to Emmigration Canyon. At intersection of Bartlett Lake and North Canyon Rd. (1.9 mi. from Hwy 36), go W on N Canyon Rd. past Mill Hollow Rd. At 4.7 mi. from Hwy 36 turn N at Meadow Creek (FR 425). Stop along Meadow Creek, ca. 0.8 mi. N of North Canyon Rd.
Collectors
Bob McCoy, Brittni Brown, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Mixed conifer forest of subalpine fir, Douglas fir, lodgepole pine,and aspen mixed with Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana and snowberry.