Eutrema japonicum (Miq.) Koidz. belongs to the Brassicaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Eutrema japonicum--Japan. Myoko-Togakushi N. P. Sasagamine to Shimidzuga-ike. 26 May 2016. DSC04604 (66).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Eutrema
Specific Epithet
japonicum
Authorship
(Miq.) Koidz.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 8.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#71,929 of 335,497
Top 22%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Open places in the woods with Cardiocrinum. This is the source of true Japanese wasabi.
