Crocus-reticulatus_6

Description:

Crocus reticulatusSlo.: progasti efranDat.: March 05. 2011Lat.: 45.83047 Long.: 13.77476Code: Bot_490/2011_IMG3745Habitat: dry Karst grassland Carici humilis-Centaureetum rupestris, near wood side, flat terrain, sunny place, calcareous ground, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 1.400-1.500 mm/year, average temperature 11-13 deg C, elevation 290 m (950 feet), submediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Place: About 500 m NNE of village Mali dol, Komen Karst region, Primorska, Slovenia EC Comment: Strictly limited to submediterranean phytogeographical region of Slovenia. Ref.:(1) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 754. (2) Personal communication with dr. Igor Dakskobler