Daphne mezereum, Davidson, C 13291--Switzerland. Sass Almagell. Lac Mattmark. 3 Jul 2016. DSC08449 (213).JPG
Native to 35 botanical countries across Europe and Temperate Asia; introduced into Alaska, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Connecticut, Denmark, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Vermont; presence uncertain in Sicilia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Saas-Almagell (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. Shrub 15 cm.
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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Family
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Daphne
Specific Epithet
mezereum
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#135,605 of 335,497
Top 41%
Extinction probability
9%
