Pyrularia pubera, Davidson, C 12952--North Carolina. Macon Co. Sunset Rock. 12 May 2015. DSC04371 (18).JPG
Native to Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Macon (Franklin)
35.093611, -83.520556
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest road off old U.S. route 64 (highway 1448), SW of city of Franklin; near Standing Indian on trail to Wasilik Poplar. 1115 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Location
United States, North Carolina, Transylvania (Soperton)
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
Notes
Shrub 2+ m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Cervantesiaceae
Genus
Pyrularia
Specific Epithet
pubera
Authorship
Michx.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#68,482 of 335,497
Top 21%
Extinction probability
9%
