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Taxon

Myosotis alpestris F.W.Schmidt

Protologue Fl. Boëm. Cent. 3. 26, t. 281. 1794 [Apr-May ? 1794]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (62).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (62).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (53).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (55).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (67).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (67).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (61).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (61).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (57).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (57).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (64).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (64).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (59).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (59).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (66).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (66).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (65).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (65).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (56).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (58).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (58).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (60).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (60).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (63).JPG

Myosotis alpestris, Davidson, C 13221--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (63).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 524.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 524.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 530.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 530.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 529.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 529.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 525.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 525.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 531.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 531.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 526.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 526.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 528.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Georgia. Kazbeki . Trail-road to Sameba Church. 2 Jun 05. 528.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 121.jpg

Myosotis alpestris cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 122.jpg

Myosotis alpestris cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Myosotis alpestris--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 123.jpg

Myosotis alpestris--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. 8 May 03. 123.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Albania, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan; introduced into Central European Russia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 13221

July 1, 2016

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

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.

No collection number

June 2, 2005

Location

Georgia, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (Stepantsminda)

42.6625, 44.619722

Location Remarks

Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 8, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Boraginales

Family

Boraginaceae

Genus

Myosotis

Specific Epithet

alpestris

Authorship

F.W.Schmidt

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#305,173 of 335,497

Top 91%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →