Native to 53 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham
35.978889, -70.016389
Location Remarks
Duke Forest, access through Gate 26. New Hope drainage
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paul Manos
Notes
Oak-beech woodland.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Family
Betulaceae
Genus
Ostrya
Specific Epithet
virginiana
Authorship
(Mill.) K.Koch
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#167,702 of 335,497
Top 50%
Extinction probability
5%