Medeola virginiana L. belongs to the Liliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Medeola virginiana, Davidson, C 13047--South Carolina. Oconee Co. Brasstown Cr. 19 May 2015. DSC06413 (132).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Medeola
Specific Epithet
virginiana
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 22.4
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
2.2
Global rank
#12,268 of 335,497
Top 4%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, South Carolina, Oconee
34.683333, -83.318889
Location Remarks
Sumpter Nat. Forest. Along Brasstown Creek Rd. right turn off Hwy 76, c. 20 km NW of Westminster. 352 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Location
United States, North Carolina, Transylvania
32.383889, -82.699722
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest; Yellow Gap Road (U.S. Forest Service Road 1206). 930 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph
