Sedum alpestre Vill. belongs to the Crassulaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Sedum alpestre, Davidson, C 13215--Switzerland. Chuenxentennlen. Grimsel Pass rd. 30 Jun 2016. DSC06756 (43).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Sedum
Specific Epithet
alpestre
Authorship
Vill.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
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
#296,352 of 335,497
Top 89%
Extinction probability
9%
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
High meadowland amid glacially scoured granite, mostly on steep slopes. Aare River drainage.
