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Amelanchier ovalis
Snowy Mespilus
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0514 1653 (2014-05-20)Copyright © 2014 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo May 19, 2014
latitude 46.42104 longitude 13.58588
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location
Predil pass region, next to the road Bovec-Predel, somewhat lower than the fortress Herman, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)family
Rosaceae
notes Slo.: šmarna hrušica - Habitat: Road side, steep rocky slope, southwest oriented, light mixed forest, dominant trees Picea abies, Pinus nigra, Pinus mugo, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus ornus; calcareous ground; relatively warm and moist place; full sun; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 4-6 deg C, elevation 1.140 m (3.750 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment: For me Amelanchier ovalis is one of the most beautiful bushes in Slovenia. Nothing similar exists, so the determination is easy and no confusion possible. The white flowers, which appear before the leaves fully develop, along with white hairy juvenile leafs give to the plant unique tender, bright and soft looking appearance. In spring the bushes looks like snowballs (English name!) in midst of fresh greenery of developing leaves of beeches and other broad-leafed trees. Where combined with dark colors of conifers they offer wonderful scenes. Fruits, which ripe in autumn, are edible. - Amelanchier ovalisis grows all over Slovenia (except in its northeast plains and hills) and in the whole Alps in general as well as in other European mountains. On several places in Slovenia the bushes form extendad beautiful stands; nevertheless, the plant photographed on Predil pass was solitary. - Ref.: (1) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1. Haupt (2004), p 800. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora Österreich Liechtenstein, Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 532. (3) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 281. (4) Rothmaler 3, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, 11. Aufl., Elsevier, Spectrum (2007), p 267.camera Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.5
contributor's ID # Bot_797/2014_IM09G54 photo category: Plant - shrub
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