Magnoliopsida

Slo.: koroka smiljka - Habitat: Crevices of a medium size limestone boulder on mountain pasture, southwest aspect, open place, full sun, exposed to direct rain and wind, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature about 0 deg C, elevation 2.040 m (6.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil in a rock crevice. - Comments: Cerastium carinthiacum ssp. carinthiacum is an endemic plant known only from east part of the Alps. Genus Cerastium is difficult to treat taxonomically and not sufficiently studied in Slovenia (Ref.:3). There are quite a few taxa, which grow in neighboring countries Italia and Austria, which haven't been found in Slovenia in spite of expectations and apparently sufficiently similar environment. Literature also disagrees in some points. For example Cerastium carinthiacum ssp. carinthiacum is described as an almost glabrous plant, while close alternative determination option Cerastium carinthiacum ssp. austroalpinum is described as densely glandular hairy in Ref.: 2 and Ref.: 4.. Just the opposite situation is stated in Ref.: 3. The plants photographed have conspicuous glandular hairs (see picture 1c) and fit to the description of Cerastium carinthiacum ssp. carinthiacum according to Ref.: 3. Ref.: 5 considers it a rare plant in the Julian Alps. - Ref.: (1) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 294. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 329. (3) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 169. (4) L. Fenaroli, Flora delle Alpi: Vegetazione e flora delle Alpi e degli altri monti d'Italia, Aldo Martello Editore (1971), p 85. (5) T. Wraber, 2 x Sto alpskih rastlin na Slovenskem (2x 100 Alpine Plants of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Preernova druba (2006), p 31

along road right-of-way crossing open basin grassland with scattered trees on low knoll of gravelly volcanic alluvial soil. SYN: Gaura mutabilis

uncommon twinning vine climbing pine tree. ID per Mark Fishbein

low open grassy rhyolite hills within nearby rural village impact area (grazed/wood cutting)

low shrublets on gypsum mineralized silty clay of bolson playa with halophytic/gypsophilous grasses, forbs & small shrubs; inc. Strotheria, Frankenia, Dicranocarpus, Isocoma, Haploesthes,Tiquilia and Atriplex.

Slo.: jerebika

plants trailside on dry slope of narrow canyon in deeply eroded escarpment of volcanic tuff forming continental divide. Massive rock hodoos (the Monks) makes this area incredibly scenic in addition to richly diverse botanically. NOTE: low spreading unarmed shrub, leaves bicolor.

Plant from broken stem from road maintenance at Fr. Marcy Hill, Santa Fe, NM, in the 1980's. At NMSU it forms an impenetrable shrub ca. 1 m high, 2.5 x 5 m across. A self-perpetuating hybrid between C. imbricata and C.whipplei.

Slo.: veliki zali klobuek - syn.: Astrantia major var. major - Habitat: Riparian forest, Salix eleagnos, Picea abies, Pinus mugo, Lonicera xylosteum, Juniperus communis dominant; flat terrain; alluvial, calcareous ground; humid place, mostly in shade; elevation 950 m (3.100 feet); average precipitations ~ 2.400 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Comment: Astrantia major ssp. major is the largest, most colorful and hence the nicest of all four taxa of this genus growing in Slovenia. The plants have unusually structured inflorescences. They belong to Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family hence their flowers aggregate in terminal umbels. The large star-like 'petals' are actually colored leaves - involucre, a whorl of bracts subtending flower clusters. The flowers are many, tiny and look like stamens from far, however they are complete - have calyx, corolla, stamens and pistil.Astrantia major ssp. major is a good plant for taking pictures of insects. Its flowers are very commonly visited by all sorts of insects. Since there are many flowers in each inflorescence, so it takes time to check all of them for honey, consequently there is a lot of time and opportunities to take pictures.Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 388. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 823.(3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 1072.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 950.Sony ILCE6000 / Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar E 16-70 mm/f4

Pilea matama leaves.

Flores de Stemmadenia obovata.

Ramas y flor de Arrabidaea costaricensis.Fotografía: Francisco Morales.