Sempervivum arachnoideum, Callmander, M 1291-- Switzerland. Oberwald. Chapel St. Nikolas. 2 Jul 2016. DSC07728 (821).JPG
Native to Austria, Corse, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland; introduced into Great Britain (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences 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
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Alpine meadow on a gentle slope with boggy areas.
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, Ried-Brig (Ried-Brig)
46.298611, 8.054444
Location Remarks
Off Highway 9 (E62), i.e., Simplonstrasse, at Ganterbrucke; old highway on north side of Saltina River (Ganterbach). 1407 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Steep, rocky roadside bank and rock faces; north side of the road and south side above the river.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Sempervivum
Specific Epithet
arachnoideum
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.2
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
#245,524 of 335,497
Top 74%
Extinction probability
10%
