Phlox diffusa Benth. belongs to the Polemoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Phlox
Specific Epithet
diffusa
Authorship
Benth.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#198,260 of 335,497
Top 60%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley
44.158000, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Mat-former in open sandy places along the road shoulder.
Location
United States, California, Mariposa
37.677222, -119.711111
Location Remarks
Yosemite National Park. Glacier Point Road.
Collectors
No collectors specified