Gentiana-nivalis_11

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Gentiana nivalisAlpine GentianSlo.:sneni sviDat.: Aug. 05. 2013Lat.: 46.44299 Long.: 13.64556Code: Bot_739/2013_DSC7405andDat.: Aug. 22. 2013Lat.: 46.44187 Long.: 13.64443Code: Bot_745/2013_DSC7575Habitat: Upland grass land, among large calcareous boulders, modestly eastward inclined terrain, full sun, exposed to precipitations, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 1-3 deg C, elevation 1.970 m (6.450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil.Place: Mt. Mangarts flats, west of the largest snow valley on Mangarts flats, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Growing solitary, several scattered plants found. This is one of our most tendedhigh-mountainsGentian, which can climb in the Alps nearly up to 3.000 m (10.000 feet) elevation. The plant is widely distributed but not common. It is under law protection in neighboring Austria, but not in Slovenia. Snow Gentian is usualy about 5 to 15 cm (2-6 inch) high, but sometimes dwarf plants can be found as shown on the photo #14. This plant was only about 2.5 cm (one inch) tall.Ref.:(1)O.Angerer and T. Muer, Alpenpflanzen, Ulmer, Stuttgart(2004), p257(2) M.A.Fischer, W.Adler, K.Oswald, ExkursionsfloraOesterreich Liechtenstein, Suedtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 693.(3) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 509. (4) K.Lauber and G.Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1417.