Pseudotsuga sinensis v. gaussenii, 20773-0402-1980--Canada. BC. Univ. BC Bot. Garden. 27 Jul 08. 393.jpg
Pseudotsuga sinensis v. gaussenii, 20773-0402-1980--Canada. BC. Univ. BC Bot. Garden. 27 Jul 08. 397.jpg
Pseudotsuga sinensis v. gaussenii, 20773-0402-1980--Canada. BC. Univ. BC Bot. Garden. 27 Jul 08. 389.jpg
Pseudotsuga sinensis v. gaussenii, 20773-0402-1980--Canada. BC. Univ. BC Bot. Garden. 27 Jul 08. 395.jpg
Pseudotsuga sinensis v. gaussenii, 20773-0402-1980--Canada. BC. Univ. BC Bot. Garden. 27 Jul 08. 390.jpg
Pseudotsuga sinensis v. gaussenii, 20773-0402-1980--Canada. BC. Univ. BC Bot. Garden. 27 Jul 08. 388.jpg
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Identified as
Pseudotsuga sinensis var. gaussenii
Location
Canada, British Columbia (University of British Columbia Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Pseudotsuga
Specific Epithet
sinensis
Authorship
Dode
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 16.9
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
4.3
Global rank
#68 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 17 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →