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Viola pyrenaica
Viola pyrenaica 		Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

ID: 0000 0000 0311 1727 (2011-03-13)

Copyright © 2011 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

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  • date of photo  Mar 11, 2011
  • latitude 45.80151   longitude 13.99629     View on Google Maps.
  • location  South slopes of Mt. Nanos, 1.262 m (4.141 feet) ridge, under vertical cliffs in the vicinity of most northwest switchback of the road to the top of Mt. Nanos (Pleša) (Vipavsko, Slovenia)
  • notes   Slo.: pirenejska vijolica - Habitat: Steep light wood with dominant Ostrya carpinifolia, under almost vertical rock cliffs, south oriented, warm and dry place, calcareous ground, half shade (in time of tree foliage), partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations 1.800-2.000 mm/year, average temperature 10-12 deg C, elevation 550 m (1.800 feet), submediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: humus rich soil in overgrown scree and rock crevices. - Comment: Growing solitary and in groups of several stalks on the same underground rhizome. Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'R' representing a rare species. Pictures taken during a botanic excursion led by Dr. Igor Dakskobler. - Ref.: (1) M.A.Fischer, W.Adler, K.Oswald, Exkursionsflora Oesterreich Liechtenstein, Suedtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 434. (3) A.Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 420. (4) H.Haeupler, T. Muer, Bildatlas der Farn- und Bluetenpflazen Deutschlands, Ulmer (2000), p 145.
  • camera   Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.5
  • contributor's ID #  Bot_493/2011_IMG3992
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

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