Festuca alpina, a new species to the flora of Slovakia
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Biológia : journal of the Slovak academy of sciences : section botany |
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| Field | Botany |
| Keywords | Festuca halleri group; Alpine plants; flow cytometry; disjunctive distribution; ploidy level; Velká Fatra Mts.; Western Carpathians |
| Description | Festuca alpina subsp. alpina, a member of the Festuca halleri group, was found on the main ridge of the Veľká Fatra Mts. (W Carpathians). This species is reported from Slovakia for the first time, and this find is also the first record from the Carpathians. The distribution range of F. alpina includes mainly the Alps and Pyrenees where it usually grows in the fissures of exposed calcareous rocks in the subalpine and alpine zones. The reported locality has relict character and it represents north-western outpost of the species range, situated 280 km far from the nearest localities in the NE Alps. Two living plants and two herbarium specimens were proved to be diploid. |
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