Erinus alpinus L. belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Davidson, C 13196

June 29, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Le Chenit

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Erinus

Specific Epithet

alpinus

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 13.8

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.1

Global rank

#35,113 of 335,497

Top 11%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →