Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (225).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (234).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (201).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (215).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (202).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (226).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (213).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (218).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (216).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (210).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (230).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (227).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (200).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (228).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (231).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (205).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (207).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (211).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (222).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (214).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (204).JPG
Polygala alpina, Callmander, M 1283--Switzerland. Furkapass. 1 Jul 2016. DSC06826 (235).JPG
Native to France, Italy, Spain, 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
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, 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
Fabales
Family
Polygalaceae
Genus
Polygala
Specific Epithet
alpina
Authorship
(DC.) Steud.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.8
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#75,869 of 335,497
Top 23%
Extinction probability
12%
