Nigritella rhellicani Teppner & Klein belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Nigritella rhellicani, Not collected--Switzerland. Sass Almagell. Lac Mattmark. 3 Jul 2016. DSC08449 (182).JPG
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Nigritella
Specific Epithet
rhellicani
Authorship
Teppner & Klein
7/3/2016
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Saas-Almagell
46.037778, 7.954611
Location Remarks
South of Saas-Almagell village, at Lac Mattmark. Trail on the west side of the reservoir. 2242 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steep, rocky trailside bank of glacially scoured rock and rock faces; multiple waterfalls below Allalin Glacier. CITES Appendix II - Trade controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival - Global; GPS data withheld.
