Native to Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 7 occurrences across 1 country.
Glossopetalon spinescens
var. aridum
Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO
Location
United States, Oregon
Location Remarks
Lane Co Darlingtonia State Natural Site Aug 95
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, California, San Bernardino (Baker, Afton)
35.037667, -116.383694
Location Remarks
Afton Canyon. Afton Rd. exit off Interst. 15, ca. 36 mi. NE of Barstow.
Collectors
Identified as
Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum
Location
United States, Oregon, Wallowa (Imnaha)
45.579306, -116.960556
Location Remarks
The Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. 0.6 km NE past Summer Camp barn on Trail Creek Rd. Elev. 1371 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith, Sharon R. Christoph, Clark Shafer
Notes
Shrub 50-60 cm. Rock crevices above the river.
Location
United States, Arizona, Coconino (Sedona)
34.880278, -111.748333
Location Remarks
Highway 89A, Oak Creek Canyon. Vicinity of Midgley Bridge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)
45.244, -115.588639
Location Remarks
1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.
Collectors
Location
United States, California, San Bernardino (Baker, Afton)
35.037667, -116.383694
Location Remarks
Afton Canyon. Afton Rd. exit off Interst. 15, ca. 36 mi. NE of Barstow.
Collectors
Location
United States, Idaho, Idaho (McCall)
45.244, -115.588639
Location Remarks
1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Crossosomatales
Family
Crossosomataceae
Genus
Glossopetalon
Specific Epithet
spinescens
Authorship
A.Gray
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#39,612 of 335,497
Top 12%
Extinction probability
11%