Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (30).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (36).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (27).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (29).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (31).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (32).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (25).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (26).JPG
Viola calcarata, Davidson, C 13269--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (28).JPG
Native to Albania, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Switzerland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Obergoms (Oberwald)
46.537611, 8.356306
Location Remarks
Furkastrasse (Hwy 19), campsite just north of Oberwald village, along Rhone River. 1380 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Exposed rocky, alpine meadowland on steep to gentle slopes above the pass.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Violaceae
Genus
Viola
Specific Epithet
calcarata
Authorship
L.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#252,839 of 335,497
Top 76%
Extinction probability
11%
