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Taxon

Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq.

Protologue Enum. Stirp. Vindob. 78, 242. 1762 [May 1762]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
All1subsp. exscapa1
Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (174).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (174).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (170).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (170).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (176).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (176).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (162).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (162).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (178).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (178).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (163).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (163).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (169).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (169).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (161).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (161).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (167).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (167).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (173).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (173).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (179).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (179).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (164).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (164).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (177).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (177).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (166).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (166).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (171).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (171).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (175).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (175).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (168).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (168).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (172).JPG

Silene exscapa, Callmander, M 1279--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (172).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Genus

Silene

Species

acaulis

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

subsp. exscapa

Occurrences

Callmander M.W., et al. 1279

July 1, 2016

Identified as

Silene acaulis subsp. exscapa

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

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

Notes

Exposed rocky, alpine meadowland on steep to gentle slopes above the pass.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.7

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

#289,609 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →