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Taxon

Geum rivale L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 501. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (714).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (714).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (728).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (728).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (709).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (709).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (713).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (713).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (711).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (711).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (716).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (716).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (724).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (724).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (710).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (710).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (706).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (706).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (723).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (723).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (717).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (717).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (718).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (718).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (727).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (727).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (722).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (722).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (725).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (725).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (715).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (715).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (712).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (712).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (721).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (721).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (726).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (726).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (707).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (707).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (708).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (708).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (720).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (720).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (719).JPG

Geum rivale, Davidson, C 13264--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (719).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 76 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson C., et al. 13264

July 2, 2016

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Geum

Specific Epithet

rivale

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.5

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

#280,250 of 335,497

Top 84%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →