Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (509).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (505).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (512).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (525).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (524).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (507).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (513).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (522).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (521).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (506).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (511).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (518).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (504).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (520).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (508).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (515).JPG
Pulsatilla vernalis, Davidson, C 13235A--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (514).JPG
Native to Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Pulsatilla
Specific Epithet
vernalis
Authorship
(L.) Mill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#275,459 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
5%
