Epipactis gigantea, R. H. Fortunato 13680--ID. Valley Co. Hwy 55 north of Banks. 16 July 2019. DSC00926 (10).JPG
Native to Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)
44.158, -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
Renée H. Fortunato, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Small loop road to the west adjacent to a seepage zone.
Location
United States, California, Inyo (Big Pine)
37.172528, -118.2165
Location Remarks
North Death Valley Rd. ca. 5 km E of junction of Hwy 168 and Waucoba-Eureka Rd. Elev. 1242 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Charlotte M. Taylor
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Epipactis
Specific Epithet
gigantea
Authorship
Douglas
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#279,925 of 335,497
Top 84%
Extinction probability
5%
