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Cochlearia tatrae

Cochlearia tatrae, the Tatra scurvy-grass, is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is endemic to and named after the Tatra Mountains, which in northern Slovakia and southern Poland.

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Cochlearia tatrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cochlearia
Species:
C. tatrae
Binomial name
Cochlearia tatrae

Cochlearia tatrae, the Tatra scurvy-grass, is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is endemic to and named after the Tatra Mountains, which in northern Slovakia and southern Poland.231

The plant blooms from April to September.1

Distribution

The species is a subnival (upper alpine dwarf scrub) and alpine plant. It is found in moist rock scree and crevices, and around springs and streams.1

In Poland the plant is restricted to a dozen sites in the Morskie Oko Lake area of the High Tatra Mountains, at 1,595–2,390 metres (5,233–7,841 ft) in elevation. The population is estimated at 600 individuals.1 In Slovakia the populations are found in thirty sites, at elevations up to 2,605 metres (8,547 ft).1 It is found on Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Mountain (Slovak: Veľký Mengusovský štít),4 which is on the Slovak-Polish border.

Cochlearia tatrae is an IUCN Red List vulnerable species.1

References

References

  1. Ferakova, V.; Mirek, Z.; Piękoś-Mirkowa, H.; Mereďa, P.; Hodálová, I.; Eliáš, P. (2011). "Cochlearia tatrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T162052A5543116. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162052A5543116.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "nature.poland.pl". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
  3. lesytanap.sk Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Natura 2000 Shadow List in Poland