Not collected.
This occurrence of Picea abies (L.) H.Karst. (Not collected.) was collected on June 29, 2016 in Switzerland. Flora of the World includes 15 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Picea abies, Not coll.--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (52).JPG
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Picea
Specific Epithet
abies
Authorship
(L.) H.Karst.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 11.4
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#474 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 11 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →