Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Arisaema
Specific Epithet
triphyllum
Authorship
(L.) Schott
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 33.7
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.6
Global rank
#9,536 of 335,497
Top 3%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Swain
35.247222, -83.655
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest. Along the Nantahala River on NC route 1310. 754 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki