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Taxon

Athamanta cretensis L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 1: 245. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (48).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (49).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (53).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (55).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (54).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (54).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (45).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (47).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (46).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (46).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (50).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (51).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (52).JPG

Athamanta cretensis, Callmander, M 1303--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (52).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Athamanta

Species

cretensis

Taxonomic opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Distribution

Native to Austria, France, Germany, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Spain, Switzerland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Callmander M.W., et al. 1303

July 4, 2016

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

Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Alpine meadow land and scree on moderate to steep slopes above and west of skilift terminus.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#232,610 of 335,497

Top 70%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →