<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents an analysis of mountain species occurrence in the Sopotnia Wielka creek, in the Beskid Żywiecki Mts (Western Carpathians, Poland). The list contains 55 plant species, which represent the whole altitudinal spectrum from piedmont to alpine zones (<italic>Viola biflora, Mutellina purpurea</italic>). The species inhabit mostly moist and wet communities along creek. They represent mainly the Alpic-Central-European distributional type. Three species are endemics for the Carpathians: <italic>Aconitum firmum</italic> subsp. <italic>firmum</italic>, <italic>Crocus scepusiensis, Dentaria glandulosa</italic>.</p></abstract>

The paper presents an analysis of mountain species occurrence in the Sopotnia Wielka creek, in the Beskid Żywiecki Mts (Western Carpathians, Poland). The list contains 55 plant species, which represent the whole altitudinal spectrum from piedmont to alpine zones (Viola biflora, Mutellina purpurea). The species inhabit mostly moist and wet communities along creek. They represent mainly the Alpic-Central-European distributional type. Three species are endemics for the Carpathians: Aconitum firmum subsp. firmum, Crocus scepusiensis, Dentaria glandulosa.

Mountain species in the flora of the Sopotnia Wielka creek (Western Beskids, Poland)

Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Kopernika 27, 31-501 Kraków, Poland.

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The paper presents an analysis of mountain species occurrence in the Sopotnia Wielka creek, in the Beskid Żywiecki Mts (Western Carpathians, Poland). The list...

Mountain species in the flora of the Sopotnia Wielka creek (Western Beskids, Poland)

Pubblicato online: 22 gen 2016

Pagine: 269 - 273

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2015-0034

Parole chiave
species distribution, geographical elements, endemics, mountains, Carpathians

© 2015 Silesian Museum

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mountain species in the flora of the Sopotnia Wielka creek (Western Beskids, Poland)

Pubblicato online: 22 gen 2016

Pagine: 269 - 273

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2015-0034

Parole chiavespecies distribution, geographical elements, endemics, mountains, Carpathians

© 2015 Silesian Museum

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
species distribution, geographical elements, endemics, mountains, Carpathians