Sempervivum arachnoideum L. belongs to the Crassulaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Sempervivum
Specific Epithet
arachnoideum
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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%
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
Alpine meadow on a gentle slope with boggy areas.
Location
Switzerland, Canton Valais, 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.