Saxifraga oppositifolia amphibia Sünd. (1909:190)
Lake Constance saxifrage
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct (Krause et al., 2017; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024)
Last record (disputed): 1960's (Krause et al., 2017); 1978 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Distribution
Austria, Germany & Switzerland
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sündermann, F. (1909). Zur Flora des Bodenseegebietes—Saxifraga oppositifolia var. amphibia. Mitt Bayer Bot Ges 2: 190-192.
Other references:
Braun-Blanquet, J. (1923). 58. Fam. Saxifragaceae Steinbrechgewächse, pp 562-657. In: Hegi G (ed) Illustrierte Flora von Mittel-Europa 4. Carl Hanser, Munich.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Hassler, M. and Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
Jalas, J., Suominen, J., Lampinen, R. and Kurtto, A. (eds.) (1999). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 12: 1-250.
Krause, Cornelia, Wörz, Arno and Thiv, Mike. (2017). Molecular analysis of the extinct Central European endemic Saxifraga oppositifolia subsp. amphibia and its implications on glaciation biogeography. Alpine Botany 127: 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-016-0183-5
Lang, Alexander. (2011, 17 September). Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. amphibia (Sünd.) Braun-Blanq. Dead as the Dodo – Holocene Extinctions (blog). Available at: http://deadasthedodo.com/2011/09/17/saxifraga-oppositifolia-ssp-amphibia-sund-braun-blanq/ [Accessed 29 January 2024]
POWO. (2024). Saxifraga oppositifolia subsp. amphibia (Sünd.) Braun-Blanq. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 29 January 2024]
Tutin, T. G. et al. (eds.) (1995). Flora Europaea electonic dataset.
Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.