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Potentilla nitida, Triglavska roža
Potentilla nitida
46.3933, 13.9609
Field Notes
Description:
It grows in mats or cushions, the leaves are silvery in colour, hairy, trifoliate, short-stemmed and close to the ground. Stem bears 1 - 2 blossoms which are up to 3 cm large, pink to red. Petals are almost round, calyx is lance-shaped. It blooms from June to August.
Habitat:
Rocky crevices and gravel on the limestone ground from Southern Alps from Lake Como to the Julian Alps, as well as Karavanke mountains and Kamnik Alps.
Notes:
Found this beauty on the mountain pasture.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2013
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