Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Medeola
Specific Epithet
virginiana
Authorship
L.
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