West of the city of Franklin and E of the town of Shooting Creek; 2.25 km (1.4 miles) N of U.S. route 64 on Buck Creek Road; W side of Buck Creek. 943 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Phlox

Specific Epithet

ovata

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#166,237 of 335,497

Top 50%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Davidson, C 12976

May 12, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Clay

35.084167, -83.616667

Location Remarks

West of the city of Franklin and E of the town of Shooting Creek; 2.25 km (1.4 miles) N of U.S. route 64 on Buck Creek Road; W side of Buck Creek. 943 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki