Kalmia buxifolia (Bergius) Gift & Kron belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Leiophyllum buxifolium var. prostratum, Davidson, C 12970--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (171).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Kalmia
Specific Epithet
buxifolia
Authorship
(Bergius) Gift & Kron
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#125,686 of 335,497
Top 38%
Extinction probability
11%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
United States, North Carolina, Macon
35.093611, -83.520556
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
