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Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. oppositifolia; Purple Saxifraga   

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Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. oppositifolia
Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. oppositifolia
Purple Saxifraga
Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

ID: 0000 0000 0515 2319 (2015-05-23)

Copyright © 2015 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy

 
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  • date of photo  May 11, 2015
  • latitude 46.43612   longitude 13.63877     View on Google Maps.
  • location   Mt. Mangart's flats, rocky scarp of Mt. Mangart alpine road, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)
  • notes   Slo.: nasprotnolistni kamnokreč - Habitat: in rock crevices, south oriented almost verticalroad scarp; open, sunny place, calcareous rock with some siliceous component, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 1-2 deg C, elevation 1.860 m (6.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil in rock crevices. - Comment: Saxifraga oppositifolia at its lowest elevations on south oriented rock faces blooms already in May while its peak blooming time at 2.500 m and higher elevations can be August. This is a true jewel of Slovenian alpine flora. - Ref.: (1) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 238. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora Österreich Liechtenstein, Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 390. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 696. (4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 188.
  • camera   Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
  • contributor's ID #  Bot_874/2015_DSC6403
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

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  • common names   Purple Saxifraga (photographer)
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