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Myosoton aquaticum
Giant Chickweed
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0618 0057 (2018-06-02)Copyright © 2018 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Sep 21, 2008
latitude 46.33430 longitude 13.53884
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location
Bovec basin, west of Bovec; near the path from Kanin cable car station A to Plužna village, after the bridge crossing Ročica brook; East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: navadna mokrica - syn.: Malachium aquaticum (L.) Fries, Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop., Cerastium aquaticum L., Alsine aquatica (L.) Britton. - Habitat: small humid meadow; almost flat terrain; cretaceous clastic rock (flysh) bedrock; partly in shade, elevation 440 m (1.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: moist soil. - Comment: Myosoton aquaticum is the only species of genus Myosoton (monotypic genus) but a very common plant of wet to humid places like areas along streams, marshes, humid meadows, roadside ditches, and among bushes, often also on disturbed ground. It is considered 'a weed' by some, although it has no negative economic impact. The plant is of Eurasian origin, but today more widely distributed, also introduced to North America. When introduced it remains 'modest', not aggressive and has no known negative impact to local habitats or in agriculture. The plant is evergreen. It remains low in habitus but stems can grow to considerable length (50 -100 cm) and form rhizomes, which enables it to form vegetative colonies of considerable size if the environmental conditions allow. Flowers with five snow-white petals, five slender white styles, and ten stamens are small (8 – 12 mm in diameter) but actually very beautiful. Ref.: (1) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 170. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 323. (3) https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/greatlakes/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2743&Potential=N&Type=0&HUCNumber=DGreatLakes (accessed June 1. 2018) (4) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 306.camera Nikon D70 /Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_298/2008_DSC3602 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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Giant Chickweed, Water Chickweed (photographer)
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