Eriophorum latifolium, Davidson, C 13262--Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (653).JPG
Native to 34 botanical countries across Europe and Temperate Asia (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
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Alpine meadow on a gentle slope with boggy areas.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Eriophorum
Specific Epithet
latifolium
Authorship
Hoppe
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#265,469 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
6%
