Biology:Cochlearia tatrae

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Short description: Species of plant

Cochlearia tatrae
Cochlearia tatrae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Cochlearia
Species:
C. tatrae
Binomial name
Cochlearia tatrae
Borbás

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 .[2][3][1]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5139357 entry