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Taxon

Petasites albus (L.) Gaertn.

Protologue Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2(3): 406, t. 166. 1791 [Sep-Dec 1791]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (55).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (55).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (66).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (66).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (71).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (71).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (72).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (72).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (70).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (70).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (56).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (56).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (64).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (64).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (69).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (69).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (65).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (65).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (60).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (60).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (59).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (59).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (68).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (68).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (67).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (67).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (61).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (61).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (58).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (58).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (57).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (57).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (63).JPG

Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (63).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

Davidson C., et al. 13251

July 1, 2016

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

Steep. rocky roadside bank and weep zone. Shrub zone with Alnus, Lonicera, Larix.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Petasites

Specific Epithet

albus

Authorship

(L.) Gaertn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.5

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

#295,098 of 335,497

Top 88%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →