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Astragalus australis ssp. australis
Indian Milkvetch
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0714 0249 (2014-07-06)Copyright © 2014 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Jul 2, 2014
latitude 46.43495 longitude 13.64256
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Mt. Mangart flats, north of mountain pass between Mt. Mangart and Mt. Mali vrh, next to the sheep trail leading to grassland above Rdeča skala place, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: južni grahovec - syn.: Astragalus oroboides - Habitat: Alpine grassland, steep and narrow south oriented mountain ridge, calcareous ground with some silicate, acid ground, dry place, full sun, exposed to strong winds and direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 0-2 deg C, elevation 2.000 m (6.550 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment: Astragalus australis ssp. australis is known from only three places in Slovenia: from Mt. Mangart, from Mt. Rdeči rob and from a single place in Karavanke Mountains. On the other side it is widespread and native to almost the whole Alps and much of the Northern Hemisphere, including northern North America and Asia. However in Slovenia and also in neighboring Austria it is protected and enlisted in the Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'R' representing a rare species. - Its determination is relatively easy. It can be distinguished from several other similar species of genus Astragalus and Oxytropis in Slovenia with certainty by two small details of its flowers. The side wings of Astragalus australis ssp. australis are lobed and the keel has no sharp point at the end, what distinguish genus Astragalus from genus Oxytropis. - On Mangart Mountain it is growing solitary but many plants were scattered in the broader vicinity. - Ref.: (1) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 844. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora Österreich Liechtenstein, Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 577. (3) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 313.camera Canon G11, 6.1-30mm/f2.8-4.5
contributor's ID # Bot_807/2014_DSC1390 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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