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
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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