Image of marsh thistle

Description:

Slo.: močvirski osat - Habitat: River bank, cut down forest under a small power line, almost flat terrain, moist and shady place, calcareous ground, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 580 m (1.900 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Ref.: (1) M.A.Fischer, W.Adler, K.Oswald, Exkursionsflora Oesterreich Liechtenstein, Suedtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 931. (2) A.Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnična Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 680.