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Associated with other tarplant species.
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Slo.: avstrijski gadnjak - syn.(Ref.: 3): Scorzonera bupleurifolia Pouzolz, Scorzonera crispa M. Bieb., Scorzonera glabra Rupr., Scorzonera pratorum (Lipsch.) Stankov - Habitat: near top of a mountain ridge; at the upper edge of the steep barren mountain slope, northeast aspect; extremely stony, calcareous ground, full sun, dry place; exposed to strong winds and direct rain; elevation 435 m (1.430 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 11 - 13 deg C, (Sub)Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil in crevices among rocks. Comment: Scorzonera austriaca is a southeast European floral element. It grows from France to extreme north of North European Plain (Ref.:3) in Russia, but it doesn't overstep Ural Mountains. In Slovenia and Croatia it is present predominantly in warmer regions near Adriatic Sea shore (Ref.:5 and 6). Determination of this find seems not completely reliable. There exists a few similar and variable Scorzonera species, which morphologically differ mainly in the shape of their leaves. One could eventually consider also Scorzonera aristata (the fact that the plants found had almost no decayed leaves at the base of the ground leaf rosette as it should be with Scorzonera austriaca) and Scorzonera humilis (with mostly a single head per stem) as alternative determinations. What surprises also is very short, almost absent stem of the plants found. Most Sconzornera species have from 10 to 40 cm tall stems. This may eventually be explained by harsh habitat, especially scarce soil and strong winds. Nevertheless, long narrow leaves o the plants found and typical habitat - calcareous, very stony, very dry and sunny habitat speaks quite convincingly in favor of Scorzonera austriaca. Ref.: (1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 944. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 696. (3) The Euro+Med PlantBase, http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=128099&PTRefFk=7000000 (accessed Nov. 25. 2017) (4) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 640. (5) T. Selikar, B. Vre, A. Selikar, FLOVEGSI data base, The Jovan Hadi Institute of Biology ZRC SAZU, 2003; https://bijh.zrc-sazu.si/sl/zbirka/podatkovna-zbirka-flovegsi-favna-flora-in-vegetacija-slovenije-bijh-zrc-sazu#v (accessed Nov. 25. 2017) (6) Flora Croatica Database (FCD), Department of Botany, Faculty of science, FER-ZPR, University of Zagreb (2004); http://hirc.botanic.hr/fcd (accessed Nov. 25. 2017)
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Slo.: avstrijski gadnjak - syn.(Ref.: 3): Scorzonera bupleurifolia Pouzolz, Scorzonera crispa M. Bieb., Scorzonera glabra Rupr., Scorzonera pratorum (Lipsch.) Stankov - Habitat: near top of a mountain ridge; at the upper edge of the steep barren mountain slope, northeast aspect; extremely stony, calcareous ground, full sun, dry place; exposed to strong winds and direct rain; elevation 435 m (1.430 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 11 - 13 deg C, (Sub)Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil in crevices among rocks. Comment: Scorzonera austriaca is a southeast European floral element. It grows from France to extreme north of North European Plain (Ref.:3) in Russia, but it doesn't overstep Ural Mountains. In Slovenia and Croatia it is present predominantly in warmer regions near Adriatic Sea shore (Ref.:5 and 6). Determination of this find seems not completely reliable. There exists a few similar and variable Scorzonera species, which morphologically differ mainly in the shape of their leaves. One could eventually consider also Scorzonera aristata (the fact that the plants found had almost no decayed leaves at the base of the ground leaf rosette as it should be with Scorzonera austriaca) and Scorzonera humilis (with mostly a single head per stem) as alternative determinations. What surprises also is very short, almost absent stem of the plants found. Most Sconzornera species have from 10 to 40 cm tall stems. This may eventually be explained by harsh habitat, especially scarce soil and strong winds. Nevertheless, long narrow leaves o the plants found and typical habitat - calcareous, very stony, very dry and sunny habitat speaks quite convincingly in favor of Scorzonera austriaca. Ref.: (1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 944. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 696. (3) The Euro+Med PlantBase, http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=128099&PTRefFk=7000000 (accessed Nov. 25. 2017) (4) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 640. (5) T. Selikar, B. Vre, A. Selikar, FLOVEGSI data base, The Jovan Hadi Institute of Biology ZRC SAZU, 2003; https://bijh.zrc-sazu.si/sl/zbirka/podatkovna-zbirka-flovegsi-favna-flora-in-vegetacija-slovenije-bijh-zrc-sazu#v (accessed Nov. 25. 2017) (6) Flora Croatica Database (FCD), Department of Botany, Faculty of science, FER-ZPR, University of Zagreb (2004); http://hirc.botanic.hr/fcd (accessed Nov. 25. 2017)
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Endangered rare plant endemic to east Maui and the Big Island, Hawaii. I have also seen this species planted in Puu Makaala State Forest Natural Area Reserve near Volcano Village. Elevation at the Hakalau greenhouse was around 6300ft/1921m.
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Endangered rare plant endemic to east Maui and the Big Island, Hawaii. I have also seen this species planted in Puu Makaala State Forest Natural Area Reserve near Volcano Village. Elevation at the Hakalau greenhouse was around 6300ft/1921m. The long, curved tube of the flowers of this plant co-evolved with the bills of some of the Hawaiian Honeycreepers. These plants are an important part of the forest at the Hakalau Refuge set aside to help protect the rare Hawaiian forest birds.
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vouchered by Dean Wm. Taylor 2305 (DAV?)
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fragrant foliaged annuals on pale reddish quartz sands of colorful an outlier of low semi-stabilized dunes, north of the active dune field in the Mdanos de Samalayuca Natural Protected Area.
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fragrant foliaged annuals on pale reddish quartz sands of colorful an outlier of low semi-stabilized dunes, north of the active dune field in the Mdanos de Samalayuca Natural Protected Area.
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Fruits collected 6 Sep 2014, photographed in Las Cruces, NM, 11 Feb 2016. Fruit body 2.5 mm long
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endemic to the Balkans and SE Italy
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