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Allchar Violets
Viola Allchariensis
41.1538, 21.9426
Field Notes
Description:
Type of violet endemic to the Allchar region in southern Macedonia. Blossoms during the spring and early summer period, having flowers in two colours: violet and white. Usually grows about 20 cm in height.
Habitat:
Grows in meadow ecosystems, the soil of the typical habitat is rich with different heavy metals of which the arsenic is the most abundant one.
Notes:
It is believed that this type of violets is a hyper-accumulator of arsenic.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2011
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