Image of Viola uliginosa Besser

Description:

Slo.: barjanska vijolica - Habitat: In a long time abandoned and overgrown artificial bog in mixed forest, wet flat terrain, mostly in shade, partly protected against direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 1.400-1.500 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 340 m (1.100 feet), prealpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Protection: Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. - Ref.: (1) Personal communication with Mr. Branko Dolinar. (2) M.A.Fischer, W.Adler, K.Oswald, Exkursionsflora Oesterreich Liechtenstein, Suedtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 431. (3) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 421.