Gaultheria shallon Pursh belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Gaultheria
Specific Epithet
shallon
Authorship
Pursh
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#211,500 of 335,497
Top 64%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, Washington, Grays Harbor
47.466111, -123.846111
Location Remarks
Quinault Rain Forest, trails in the coniferous forest southeast of Lake Quinault Lodge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, California, Mendocino
39.273056, -123.743333
Location Remarks
Van Damme State Park. Pygmy Forest. Off Highway 1, east of Little River.
Collectors
No collectors specified