Veratrum album L. belongs to the Melanthiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Veratrum album, Davidson, C 13205--Switzerland. S of Handegg, Grimsel Pass rd. 30 Jun 2016. DSC06520 (54).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Melanthiaceae
Genus
Veratrum
Specific Epithet
album
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#251,364 of 335,497
Top 75%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Switzerland, Canton Bern, Guttannen
46.596556, 8.325944
Location Remarks
Highway 6, S of Handegg; 5 km N of Grimsel Pass. Kunzentannlein hiking area. 1596 m elev. and above.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Meadow insinuated into a granite fellfield, by a small stream.
Location
Slovenia (University Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Ljubljana
Collectors
No collectors specified
