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Taxon

Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J.Presl

Protologue Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 3: 99. [1830-1835]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (2).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (10).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (5).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (7).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (4).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (8).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (13).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (6).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (9).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (15).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (14).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (12).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (3).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (11).JPG

Laburnum alpinum, Davidson, C 13186--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Simeon. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06067 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 100.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 100.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 097.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 098.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 095.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 095.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 101.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 099.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 096.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 094.jpg

Laburnum alpinum--Slovenia. Ljubljana. University Botanical Garden. 7 Jul 08. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Albania, Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Switzerland; introduced into Germany, Great Britain, Ireland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 7, 2008

Location

Slovenia (University Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Ljubljana

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 13186

June 29, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Vaud (Gimel)

46.540833, 6.258028

Location Remarks

Parc naturel regional Jura vaudois. Along Col du Marchairuz c. 300 m east of Sapin Simeon. (5 km N of St. George). Limestone substrate. Meadowland by the roadside. 1285 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Small tree c. 4 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Laburnum

Specific Epithet

alpinum

Authorship

(Mill.) Bercht. & J.Presl

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#238,899 of 335,497

Top 72%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →