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Carpinus betulus + Abies alba (+ some Polytrichum species) (4811' N 1603' E)

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2011-04-16 Lower Austria, district Wien-Umgebung (mixed forest; 430 msm Quadrant 7862/1).German names: (Carpinus) Hainbuche, (Abies) Weiss-Tanne, (Polytrichum) HaarmtzenmoosI cannot safely identify the moss species but it is most likely Polytrichum formosum.Polytrichum indicates silicate soil with acid soil: as told by Manfred A. Fischer, the ground here lies upon so-called 'Greifensteiner Decken', a silicate sandstone.

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