Veronica-aphylla_31

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Veronica aphyllaLeafless-stemmed SpeedwellSlo.: brezlistni jetinikDat.: June 20. 2012Lat.: 46.44238 Long.: 13.64282Code: Bot_632/2012_DSC4280 Habitat: alpine grassland, pasture, partly ruderal ground next to Mt. Mangar alpine road, almost flat terrain, calcareous ground, open sunny place, exposed to precipitations, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 0-2 deg C, elevation 2.000 m (6.560 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Mt. Mangart's flats, near Mt. Mangart alpine road, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: An unusually large group of this probably the most tender species of genus Veronica having 33 members (different species) growing in Slovenia.Ref.:(1) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 561.