Mertensia bella, C. Davidson 13685--ID. Idaho Co. Smith Cr. Rd. 26 Jun 2017. DSC02843 (71).JPG
Native to California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Idaho, Idaho
45.244, -115.588639
Location Remarks
1.9 km N of Warren Summit on FSR 340, at Mayflower Creek Bridge. Elev. 1904 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Roadside. Doug fir/Libocedrus forest. Bearing small corms.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Boraginales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Mertensia
Specific Epithet
bella
Authorship
Piper
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#101,366 of 335,497
Top 31%
Extinction probability
12%
