Desfontainia spinosa Ruiz & Pav. belongs to the Columelliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Desfontainea spinosa. 83.0792--CA. UC Berkeley Bot. Gard. 11 Feb 03. 102.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bruniales
Family
Columelliaceae
Genus
Desfontainia
Specific Epithet
spinosa
Authorship
Ruiz & Pav.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 14.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#70,062 of 335,497
Top 21%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Kisamos, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden)
35.421500, 23.646333
Location Remarks
Strawberry Canyon, University of California campus, city of Berkeley
Collectors
No collectors specified
