Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (41).JPG
Native to 86 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, and Northern America; extinct in Delaware (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
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. Spreading shrub.
Location
United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)
44.158, -116.118361
Location Remarks
Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Arctostaphylos
Specific Epithet
uva-ursi
Authorship
(L.) Spreng.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#304,938 of 335,497
Top 91%
Extinction probability
10%
