Accepted name: Empetrum hermaphroditum Hagerup
Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum (Hagerup) Böcher belongs to the Ericaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum, Davidson, C 13294--Switzerland. Sass Almagell. Lac Mattmark. 3 Jul 2016. DSC08449 (315).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Empetrum
Specific Epithet
nigrum
Infraspecific Epithet
hermaphroditum
Authorship
(Hagerup) Böcher
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Saas-Almagell
46.037778, 7.954611
Location Remarks
South of Saas-Almagell village, at Lac Mattmark. Trail on the west side of the reservoir. 2242 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steep, rocky trailside bank of glacially scoured rock and rock faces; multiple waterfalls below Allalin Glacier.
