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Centaurea dalmatica
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 1112 1263 (2012-11-18)Copyright © 2012 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Jun 27, 2012
latitude 44.94898 longitude 14.69912
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location
Adriatic Sea shore 1.6 km southeast of village Stara Baška, island Krk, north Adriatic Sea (Kvarner bay region, Croatia)family
Asteraceae
notes Slo.: dalmatinski glavinec, CR.: dalmatinska zečina - Habitat: Vertical windswept calcareous sea shore cliffs, a few meters above the sea level in lower hygrohaline belt regularly sprayed by surf; northwest oriented, dry and sunny place, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 800-1200 mm/year, average temperature 13-16 deg C, elevation 6 m (20 feet), submediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil in rock cracks. - Comment: A quite rare, endemic species known from sea shore and islands of northeast Adriatic Sea. It is one of about 17 endemic species of genus Centaurea growing in Croatia. - Strictly protected by “Pravilnik o proglašavanju divljih svojti zaštićenim i strogo zaštićenim”, Urbroj: 532-08-01/1-05-07 (2005), Zagreb, Hrvatska (“Regulations on protected and strictly protected species”, Official Gazette 532-08-01/1-05-07 (2005), Zagreb, Croatia). - Ref.: (1) R.Domac, Flora Hrvatske, Manualia Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis, Školska Knjiga (in Croat language), Zagreb, (1994), p 365. (2) Determination confirmed by Dr. Peter Glasnovič, Institute for biodiversity studies, University of Primorska. (3) http://hirc.botanic.hr/flora%20hrvatske/Documents/Flora%20Hrvatske-04-endemi.pdf (in Croat language) (4) http://www.terrestrial-biozones.net/Holarctic%20Ecosystems/Adriatic%20Ecosystems.html (some general floristic information about the region).camera Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.5
contributor's ID # Bot_635/2012_IMG0164 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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