Rhododendron vaseyi, Davidson, C 12957--North Carolina. Trans. Co. Devil's Courthouse View. 12 May 2015. DSC04151 (43).JPG
Endemic to North Carolina (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Transylvania
32.383889, -82.699722
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest; Yellow Gap Road (U.S. Forest Service Road 1206). 930 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
vaseyi
Authorship
A.Gray
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#229,228 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
6%
