Sclerophylax spinescens, W. D. Stevens 31020--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 295 (5).jpg
Native to Argentina Northeast, Paraguay, Uruguay; introduced into Canary Is., Cape Verde, Morocco, Spain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Prostrate, succulent, flowers erect, pale pink.
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Nelida Soria, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Prostrate, succulent, tissues salty, corolla slightly zygomorphic, pale purple with darker purple lines.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Sclerophylax
Specific Epithet
spinescens
Authorship
Miers
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#266,784 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
10%
