Floerkea proserpinacoides Willd. belongs to the Limnanthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 4 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Floerkea proserpinacoides, C. Davidson 11415--Idaho. Adams Co. Smokey Boulder Rd. 6 June 2009. 107.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Family
Limnanthaceae
Genus
Floerkea
Specific Epithet
proserpinacoides
Authorship
Willd.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 48.9
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
5.4
Global rank
#2,846 of 335,497
Top 0.9%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
United States, Idaho, Adams
45.189778, -116.304556
Location Remarks
Hwy 55 along the Little Salmon River. Ca. 19 km S of Pollock. Coarse basalt gravel on roadside turnout above the river. 976 m elev.
Collectors
Location
United States, Oregon, Harney
42.666944, -118.711194
Location Remarks
South Steens Mountain Loop, c. 6 km east of bridge at Donner and Blitzen River. 1806 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Charlotte M. Taylor, Roy E. Gereau, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Mossy, seasonal streamlet along the roadside; within sagebrush steppe and patchy juniper.
Location
United States, Idaho, Elmore
43.547472, -115.785944
Location Remarks
Black's Creek Road, 15.7 mi SW of Prairie
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Idaho, Blaine
43.34475, -114.382972
Location Remarks
Rock Creek Ranch, a Nature Conservancy reserve. Main access road ca. 1 km north of Hwy 20. 1494 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Clark Shafer
Notes
Intermountain steppe with Purshia, Artemisia, Eriogonum spp., Balsamorhiza spp. Dappled sun/shade close to the creek.
