Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D.Don ex G.Don belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Pieris
Specific Epithet
japonica
Authorship
(Thunb.) D.Don ex G.Don
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#176,393 of 335,497
Top 53%
Extinction probability
6%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
United States, Connecticut (Dr. Nickou's private garden)
Location Remarks
Branford
Collectors
No collectors specified