Petasites albus (L.) Gaertn. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Petasites albus, Davidson, C 13251--Switzerland. Furkapass rd., 0.5 km S of Gletsch. 1 Jul 2016. DSC07641 (55).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Petasites
Specific Epithet
albus
Authorship
(L.) Gaertn.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,098 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Obergoms
46.537611, 8.356306
Location Remarks
Furkastrasse (Hwy 19), campsite just north of Oberwald village, along Rhone River. 1380 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steep. rocky roadside bank and weep zone. Shrub zone with Alnus, Lonicera, Larix.
