Trillium rugellii, Davidson, C 12955--No. Carolina. Bunc. Co. BRP at French Broad R. 11 May 2015. DSC04111 (27).JPG
Native to Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Buncombe (Arden)
35.499444, -82.593889
Location Remarks
Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) and NC route 191 near French Broad River; forest along access road on SW side of its intersection with BRP. Mixed deciduous forest. 633 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Melanthiaceae
Genus
Trillium
Specific Epithet
rugelii
Authorship
Rendle
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#327,383 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
6%
