Saxifraga oppositifolia, Davidson, C 13322--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (407).JPG
Native to 64 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Crans-Montana (Crans-Montana)
46.342972, 7.497833
Location Remarks
North of the village of Crans-Montana. Trails above and west of the Cabane des Violettes Skilift station. C. 2140-2240 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Alpine meadow land and scree on moderate to steep slopes above and west of skilift terminus.
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
Saxifragales
Family
Saxifragaceae
Genus
Saxifraga
Specific Epithet
oppositifolia
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#130,395 of 335,497
Top 39%
Extinction probability
11%
