Saxifraga exarata Vill. belongs to the Saxifragaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 13224

July 1, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Canton Valais, Obergoms

46.537611, 8.356306

Location Remarks

Furkastrasse (Hwy 19), campsite just north of Oberwald village, along Rhone River. 1380 m elev.

Collectors

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

Notes

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

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Saxifragaceae

Genus

Saxifraga

Specific Epithet

exarata

Authorship

Vill.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.9

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

0.2

Global rank

#203,103 of 335,497

Top 61%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →