<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Based on our analysis of a large number of relevés of communities of moist rock crevices in western Slovenia (southern Julian Alps, northern part of the Trnovski Gozd Plateau) we described several new syntaxa with the endemic <italic>Primula carniolica</italic>. The most unique in terms of ecology is a hygrophytic chasmophytic community classified into the association <italic>Astrantio carniolicae-Primuletum carniolicae</italic>, which is, together with similar hygrophytic associations <italic>Astrantio carniolicae-Pinguiculetum alpinae</italic> and <italic>Campanulo cespitosae-Saxifragetum aizoidis,</italic> associations <italic>Phyteumato columnae-Primuletum carniolicae</italic>, <italic>Primulo carniolicae-Potentilletum clusianae</italic> and the subassociation <italic>Primuletum carniolicae violetosum biflorae,</italic> temporarily classified into the alliance <italic>Cystopteridion</italic> and order <italic>Potentilletalia caulescentis</italic>. Only the new association <italic>Paederoto luteae-Potentilletum caulescentis</italic> is classified into the alliance <italic>Physoplexido comosae-Saxifragion petraeae.</italic> The elevational range of chasmophytic communities with <italic>Primula carniolica</italic> is 200 to 1460 m a.s.l. Species that most commonly accompany <italic>Primula carniolica</italic> in rock crevices include <italic>Paederota lutea</italic>, <italic>Phyteuma scheuchzeri</italic> subsp. <italic>columnae</italic>, <italic>Sesleria caerulea, Aster bellidiastrum</italic> and moss <italic>Orthothecium rufescens</italic>.</p></abstract>

Based on our analysis of a large number of relevés of communities of moist rock crevices in western Slovenia (southern Julian Alps, northern part of the Trnovski Gozd Plateau) we described several new syntaxa with the endemic Primula carniolica. The most unique in terms of ecology is a hygrophytic chasmophytic community classified into the association Astrantio carniolicae-Primuletum carniolicae, which is, together with similar hygrophytic associations Astrantio carniolicae-Pinguiculetum alpinae and Campanulo cespitosae-Saxifragetum aizoidis, associations Phyteumato columnae-Primuletum carniolicae, Primulo carniolicae-Potentilletum clusianae and the subassociation Primuletum carniolicae violetosum biflorae, temporarily classified into the alliance Cystopteridion and order Potentilletalia caulescentis. Only the new association Paederoto luteae-Potentilletum caulescentis is classified into the alliance Physoplexido comosae-Saxifragion petraeae. The elevational range of chasmophytic communities with Primula carniolica is 200 to 1460 m a.s.l. Species that most commonly accompany Primula carniolica in rock crevices include Paederota lutea, Phyteuma scheuchzeri subsp. columnae, Sesleria caerulea, Aster bellidiastrum and moss Orthothecium rufescens.

Plant communities of moist rock crevices with endemic <italic>Primula carniolica</italic> in the (sub)montane belt of western Slovenia

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Plant communities of moist rock crevices with endemic  in the (sub)montane belt of western Slovenia

Based on our analysis of a large number of relevés of communities of moist rock crevices in western Slovenia (southern Julian Alps, northern part of the...

Plant communities of moist rock crevices with endemic Primula carniolica in the (sub)montane belt of western Slovenia

Published Online: Jun 25, 2020

Page range: 155 - 231

Received: Feb 06, 2020

Accepted: Apr 06, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2020-0005

Keywords
phytosociology, synsystematics, calcareous rock faces, Natura 2000, Julian Alps, Dinaric Alps, Slovenia

© 2020 Igor Dakskobler et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Plant communities of moist rock crevices with endemic Primula carniolica in the (sub)montane belt of western Slovenia

Published Online: Jun 25, 2020

Page range: 155 - 231

Received: Feb 06, 2020

Accepted: Apr 06, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2020-0005

Keywordsphytosociology, synsystematics, calcareous rock faces, Natura 2000, Julian Alps, Dinaric Alps, Slovenia

© 2020 Igor Dakskobler et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
phytosociology, synsystematics, calcareous rock faces, Natura 2000, Julian Alps, Dinaric Alps, Slovenia