Occurrence

Not collected

Leontopodium alpinum Cass.

7/3/2016

Switzerland

This occurrence of Asteraceae Leontopodium alpinum Cass. (Not collected) was collected on 7/3/2016 in Switzerland. Flora of the World includes 7 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Leontopodium alpinum, Not collected--Switzerland. Sass Almagell. Lac Mattmark. 3 Jul 2016. DSC08449 (104).JPG

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Classification

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Leontopodium

Specific Epithet

alpinum

Authorship

Cass.

Record Number

Not collected

Collection Date

7/3/2016

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph

Remarks

Steep, rocky trailside bank of glacially scoured rock and rock faces; multiple waterfalls below Allalin Glacier. Edelweiss is listed as Least Concern in Switzerland, although it is a protected species and is listed as threatened in some regions. GPS data withheld.

Geographic Information

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Canton Valais

Coordinates

46.037778, 7.954611

Location

Switzerland, Canton Valais

Location Remarks

South of Saas-Almagell village, at Lac Mattmark. Trail on the west side of the reservoir. 2242 m elev.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.