Potentilla-carniolica_14

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Potentilla carniolica Kern., syn.: Potentilla micrantha Ramon ssp. carniolica (Kern) GamsCarnolian Cinqufoil, DE: Krainer FingerkrautSlo.: kranjski petoprstnikDat.: June 4. 2015Code: Bot_883/2015_DSC7071All Lat.: 46.36035 Long.: 13.70272 Habitat: grassland, former pasture, mowed once per year, flat terrain, shallow, calcareous ground, half shade, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7 - 9 deg C, elevation 600 m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Lower Trenta valley between villages Soa and Trenta, lower part of Na melu place near Trenta 2b cottage, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: Potentilla carniolica is, contrary to its species name (carnolica - Carniola is a historical name of a part of present Slovenia territory), actually a plant growing mainly in Dinaric mountains of Balkan Peninsula. It was first found at the northern edge of its distribution area and hence inadequately named. It enters the Alps only on its extreme northern part of distribution area and exclusively on the territory of Slovenia, where it is a quite rare species. In Slovenian Alps only a few stands in the Kamnik Alps has been known up to now. This find is its first known occurrence in the Julian Alps and at the same time its most northwest occurrence known.Potentilla carniolica is probably often overlooked. It has similar appearance as other much more common white blooming Potentilla-s (Potentilla micrantha, Potentilla sterilis, Potentilla caulescens) and superficially even as genus Fragaria members, namely very common wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) and eventually green strawberry (Fragaria viridis). However, plants with similar white flowers, which have leaves compound from three leaflets, have no stolons, don't have red inner side of sepals, which do not develop berries and which are covered in addition to long simple hairs also with short glandular hairs are surely Potentilla carniolica. Ref.:(1) Personal communication. Determination confirmed by Dr. Igor Dakskobler, Natural History Institute 'Jovan Hadi', Slovenian Academy of Science and Art. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 256. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 782.(4) R. Domac, Flora Hrvatske (Flora of Croatia) (in Croatian), kolska Knjiga, Zagreb (1994), p 172.(5) N. Jogan (ed.), Gradivo za Atlas flore Slovenije (Materials for the Atlas of Flora of Slovenia), CKSF (2001), p 297.