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

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 gen...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biologia
Main Author: Szeląg, Zbigniew
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Hieracium sect. Alpina
Balkans
distribution map
Pleistocene migration
relict population
Vranica Mts
Arctic
Online Access:http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/29416
https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-012-0008-y
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257909224
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Summary: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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