Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (61).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (64).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (80).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (65).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (73).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (77).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (76).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (81).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (75).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (84).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (67).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (69).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (83).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (63).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (79).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (66).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (60).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (78).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (62).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (71).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (68).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (72).JPG
Astragalus exscapus, Davidson, C 13272--Switzerland. Hwy 9 to Simplon. Ganterbrucke. 2 Jul 2016. DSC08156 (74).JPG
Native to Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, South European Russia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Ried-Brig (Ried-Brig)
46.298611, 8.054444
Location Remarks
Off Highway 9 (E62), i.e., Simplonstrasse, at Ganterbrucke; old highway on north side of Saltina River (Ganterbach). 1407 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steep, rocky roadside bank and rock faces; north side of the road and south side above the river.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Astragalus
Specific Epithet
exscapus
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.3
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
#326,610 of 335,497
Top 98%
Extinction probability
10%
