Hieracia balcanica VIII. Hieracium nigrescens subsp. brachytrichellum (Asteraceae), a new taxon in the Balkan flora

Abstract Hieracium nigrescens subsp. brachytrichellum Zahn, known to date only from the Southern Carpathians, was discovered in the Vranica Mountains in Bosnia. This is the first station of H. nigrescens s.l., an arctic-alpine species of H. sect. Alpina (Griseb.) Gremli, on the Balkan Peninsula. A m...

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Published in:Biologia
Main Author: Szeląg, Zbigniew
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2012
Subjects:
Plant Science
Animal Science and Zoology
Genetics
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Molecular Biology
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11756-012-0008-y
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biolog.2012.67.issue-2/s11756-012-0008-y/s11756-012-0008-y.pdf
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Summary:Abstract Hieracium nigrescens subsp. brachytrichellum Zahn, known to date only from the Southern Carpathians, was discovered in the Vranica Mountains in Bosnia. This is the first station of H. nigrescens s.l., an arctic-alpine species of H. sect. Alpina (Griseb.) Gremli, on the Balkan Peninsula. A map of general distribution of H. nigrescens s.l. and illustration of the specimens collected in Bosnia are given. The likely origin of the Balkan population is briefly discussed.

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