Native to Algeria, Austria, Baleares, France, Italy, Morocco, Sardegna, Switzerland; introduced into Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Switzerland, Vaud, Le Chenit (Le Brassus)
46.563889, 6.241444
Location Remarks
Rte de Marchairuz, c. 9.2 km north of St. George. North side of Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Forest. 1312 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Low, clumping herb.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Erinus
Specific Epithet
alpinus
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 13.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.1
Global rank
#35,113 of 335,497
Top 11%
Extinction probability
9%