Cochlearia tatrae, the Tatra scurvy-grass, is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is endemic to and named after the Tatra Mountains, which in northern Slovakia and southern Poland.[2][3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cochlearia |
| Species: | C. tatrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cochlearia tatrae Borbás
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The plant blooms from April to September.[1]
Distribution
editThe species is a subnival (upper alpine dwarf scrub) and alpine plant. It is found in moist rock scree and crevices, and around springs and streams.[1]
In Poland the plant is restricted to a dozen sites in the Morskie Oko Lake area of the High Tatra Mountains, at 1,595–2,390 metres (5,233–7,841 ft) in elevation. The population is estimated at 600 individuals.[1] In Slovakia the populations are found in thirty sites, at elevations up to 2,605 metres (8,547 ft).[1] It is found on Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Mountain (Slovak: Veľký Mengusovský štít),[4] which is on the Slovak-Polish border.
Cochlearia tatrae is an IUCN Red List vulnerable species.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g Ferakova, V.; Mirek, Z.; Piękoś-Mirkowa, H.; Mereďa, P.; Hodálová, I.; Eliáš, P. (2011). "Cochlearia tatrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162052A5543116. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162052A5543116.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "nature.poland.pl". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
- ^ lesytanap.sk Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natura 2000 Shadow List in Poland