Comptonia peregrina (L.) J.M.Coult. belongs to the Myricaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Myricaceae
Genus
Comptonia
Specific Epithet
peregrina
Authorship
(L.) J.M.Coult.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#63,999 of 335,497
Top 20%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, Connecticut (Highstead Arboretum)
Location Remarks
Redding Highstead Arboretum
Collectors
No collectors specified