Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (690).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (695).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (689).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (696).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (692).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (701).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (698).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (677).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (682).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (680).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (700).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (684).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (687).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (688).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (694).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (686).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (685).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (697).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (691).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (681).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (699).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (693).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (679).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (683).JPG
Bistorta officinalis, Davidson, C 13263--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (678).JPG
Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. 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, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Alpine meadow on a gentle slope with boggy areas.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Bistorta
Specific Epithet
officinalis
Authorship
Raf.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#185,106 of 335,497
Top 56%
Extinction probability
9%
