Image of Cirsium spinosissimum (L.) Scop.

Description:

Slo.: trnati osat - Habitat: stony alpine grassland, almost flat terrain, calcareous and moist ground, open place, full sun, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 0-2 deg C, elevation 1.965 m (6.450 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil among rocks. - Comment: Growing solitary and in large groups, many plants. This is another common plant of Julian Alps, which doesn't grow at lower elevations and is bound to subalpine and alpine elevations. - Ref.: (1) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (1999), p 586. (2) H.Haeupler, T. Muer, Bildatlas der Farn- und Bluetenpflazen Deutschlands, Ulmer (2000), p 517.