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Oxycoccus palustris
Small Cranberry
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0612 1116 (2012-06-18)Copyright © 2012 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Jun 15, 2012
latitude 46.33603 longitude 13.99583
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location
Šijec peat marsh, Pokljuka flats, Triglav National Park, East Julian Alps (Gorenjska, Slovenia)notes Slo.: gola mahovnica - Habitat: peat marsh, flat terrain, wet and acid ground, full sun, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 2.600 mm/year, average temperature 5-7 deg C, elevation 1.200 m (4.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil, moos. Place: Šijec peat marsh, Pokljuka flats, Triglav National Park, East Julian Alps, Gorenjska, Slovenia EC. Comments: Misidentified at first as Oxycoccus microcarpus. ID corrected by Mr. Miha Kocjan. Pictures show stalks with distinctive hairs. Also the shape of the leaves speaks in favor of Oxycoccus palustris. Quite a rare find in Slovenia since bound to acid ground. Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. Ref.: (1) Personal communication with Mr. Miha Kocjan. (2) A.Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 487. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 622.camera Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_630/2012_DSC4159 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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Small Cranberry (photographer)
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