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Taxon

Moehringia muscosa L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 359. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (195).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (195).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (199).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (199).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (202).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (202).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (189).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (189).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (198).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (198).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (186).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (186).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (185).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (185).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (190).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (190).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (193).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (193).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (201).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (201).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (196).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (196).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (200).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (200).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (187).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (187).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (192).JPG

Moehringia muscosa, Davidson, C 13198--Switzerland. Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Foret. 29 Jun 2016. DSC06193 (192).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 200.jpg

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 200.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 206.jpg

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 206.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 207.jpg

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 207.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 202.jpg

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 202.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 199.jpg

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 199.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 203.jpg

Moehringia muscosa--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 203.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine; extinct in Sicilia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Location

France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)

-12.983889, -72.063333

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 13198

June 29, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Vaud, Le Chenit (Le Brassus)

46.563889, 6.241444

Location Remarks

Rte de Marchairuz, c. 9.2 km north of St. George. North side of Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Forest. 1312 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Moehringia

Specific Epithet

muscosa

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#235,037 of 335,497

Top 71%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →