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Scientific
name: |
Moehringia tommasinii Marchesetti |
Family: |
Caryophyllaceae |
Italian name: |
Centonchio
granelloso |
Croatian name: |
Tomazinijeva
merinka |
German name: |
Tommasini-Nabelmiere |
Slovene name: |
Tommasinijeva
popkoresa |
Centonchio granelloso
This plant is perennial, 5-20 cm high,
growing cushion-shaped, with lower leaves linear, upper leaves spathulate
lanceolate. Flowers with long pedicels, 4 petals and sepals, petals white
growing on limestone-rocks (vertical or subvertical cliffs between 100 and
350 m alt.). Flowers from April to June
This plant is endemic to Istria! It
grows rarely from the Val Rosandra southwards to Bagni di S. Stefano /
Istarske Toplice (Bagnoli della Rosandra / Bolliunz, Rupi, S. Sergio /
Crnikal / St. Serff, Ospo / Osp, Popecchio / Podpec, M. Vena, M. Stena /
Vrh Stene, Nugla, Berda).
Photographed by:
Dr. Ulrike
Starmühler on May 4, 2000 in the Gulf of Trieste near the cave of
Ospo/Osp in 100 m alt.
Courtesy of:
Dr. Walter
Starmühler
Wiener Straße 58/1/5
A-8020 Graz
Tel.:
+43/316/913103
Fax: +43/316/913103
Mobil: +43/676/4031745
http://www.starmuehler.com/ |