Actaea pachypoda Elliott belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Actaea
Specific Epithet
pachypoda
Authorship
Elliott
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.8
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
#273,317 of 335,497
Top 82%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, North Carolina, Haywood
35.6675, -82.9925
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest. Along Pigeon River S of intersection with route I-40 at Fines Creek exit; along trail on SW side of river. 758 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki