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Taxon

Androsace helvetica (L.) All.

Protologue Fl. Pedem. 1: 91. 1785IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (238).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (238).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (237).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (237).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (242).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (242).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (235).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (235).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (239).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (239).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (232).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (232).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (250).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (250).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (236).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (236).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (251).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (251).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (248).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (248).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (234).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (234).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (241).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (241).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (233).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (233).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (247).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (247).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (246).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (246).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (244).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (244).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (252).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (252).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (240).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (240).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (245).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (245).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (249).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (249).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (243).JPG

Androsace helvetica, Not coll.--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (243).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland (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

Not coll.

July 4, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Canton Valais, Crans-Montana (Crans-Montana)

46.342972, 7.497833

Location Remarks

North of the village of Crans-Montana. Trails above and west of the Cabane des Violettes Skilift station. C. 2140-2240 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

Alpine meadow land and scree on moderate to steep slopes above and west of skilift terminus. IUCN status of least concern, but protected in Switzerland. GPS data withheld.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Primulaceae

Genus

Androsace

Specific Epithet

helvetica

Authorship

(L.) All.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.9

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

#250,612 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →