Image of Viola pyrenaica Ramond ex DC.

Description:

Slo.: pirenejska vijolica - Habitat: Steep light wood with dominant Ostrya carpinifolia, under almost vertical rock cliffs, south oriented, warm and dry place, calcareous ground, half shade (in time of tree foliage), partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations 1.800-2.000 mm/year, average temperature 10-12 deg C, elevation 550 m (1.800 feet), submediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: humus rich soil in overgrown scree and rock crevices. - Comment: Growing solitary and in groups of several stalks on the same underground rhizome. Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'R' representing a rare species. Pictures taken during a botanic excursion led by Dr. Igor Dakskobler. - Ref.: (1) M.A.Fischer, W.Adler, K.Oswald, Exkursionsflora Oesterreich Liechtenstein, Suedtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 434. (3) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 420. (4) H.Haeupler, T. Muer, Bildatlas der Farn- und Bluetenpflazen Deutschlands, Ulmer (2000), p 145.