Herniaria alpina Chaix belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Herniaria alpina, Davidson, C 13300--Switzerland. Sass Almagell. Lac Mattmark. 3 Jul 2016. DSC08449 (217).JPG
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Herniaria
Specific Epithet
alpina
Authorship
Chaix
7/3/2016
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.
