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Arctostaphylos alpina
Alpine Bearberry
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0715 2325 (2015-07-28)Copyright © 2015 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo May 18, 2015
latitude 46.43259 longitude 13.63967
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Mt. Mangart’s flats, east of Mt. Mali vrh, about halfway from the mountain pass between Mt. Mali vrh and Mt. Mangart to the top of Mt. Mali vrh, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: alpski gornik - syn.: Arbutus alpina (L.) Niedenzu - Habitat: Stony alpine grassland, modestly steep, east oriented mountain slope, calcareous ground but somewhat acid at surface; sunny, open, wind and rain exposed place, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 1-3 deg C, elevation 1.940 m (6.450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment: Arctostaphylos alpina, an Arctic-Alpine element growing far north in the Arctic of Eurasia and America as well as in the Alps, is not a rare high mountain plant in Slovenia. Yet, at the beginning it is quite difficult to find and recognize it. The reason is probably that its nicely shaped but small watery-white flowers (sometimes with green or pink tint), only about 4 - 5 mm in diameter, develop early, when the leaves just start to develop. So, the flowers are masked by numerous dead, whitish - gray leaves of previous year. When the leaves fully develop they are from far similar to other species like Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry) and Vaccinium gaultherioides all of them growing in similar habitats and having similar habitus. Determination is much easier in autumn when the leaves of Arctostaphylos alpina become beautifully carmine red. When one finds shiny black round berries beneath them the determination is safe and sound. - Ref.: (1) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 622. (2) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 485. (3) Rothmaler 3, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, 11. Aufl., Elsevier, Spectrum (2007), p 216. (4) T. Wraber, 2 x Sto alpskih rastlin na Slovenskem, Prešernova družba (2006) (in Slovene), p 119.camera Nikon D700 / Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Code: Bot_875/2015_DSC6529 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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