Aquilegia alpina L. belongs to the Ranunculaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Aquilegia alpina, Not collected--Switzerland. Sass Almagell. Lac Mattmark. 3 Jul 2016. DSC08449 (122).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Aquilegia
Specific Epithet
alpina
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#329,024 of 335,497
Top 99%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Saas-Almagell
46.037778, 7.954611
Location Remarks
South of Saas-Almagell village, at Lac Mattmark. Trail on the west side of the reservoir. 2242 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steep, rocky trailside bank of glacially scoured rock and rock faces; multiple waterfalls below Allalin Glacier.
