Cochlearia tatrae

Cochlearia tatrae
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Cochlearia
Species:	C. tatrae
Binomial name
Cochlearia tatrae Borbás

Cochlearia tatrae, the Tatra scurvy-grass, is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is endemic to and named after the Tatra Mountains, which in northern Slovakia and southern Poland. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

The plant blooms from April to September. ^[1]

Distribution

The species is a subnival (upper alpine dwarf scrub) and alpine plant. It is found in moist rock scree and crevices, and around springs and streams. ^[1]

In Poland the plant is restricted to a dozen sites in the Morskie Oko Lake area of the High Tatra Mountains, at 1,595–2,390 metres (5,233–7,841 ft) in elevation. The population is estimated at 600 individuals. ^[1] In Slovakia the populations are found in thirty sites, at elevations up to 2,605 metres (8,547 ft). ^[1] It is found on Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Mountain (Slovak: Veľký Mengusovský štít), ^[4] which is on the Slovak-Polish border.

Cochlearia tatrae is an IUCN Red List vulnerable species. ^[1]

References

1. Ferakova, V.; Mirek, Z.; Piękoś-Mirkowa, H.; Mereďa, P.; Hodálová, I.; Eliáš, P. (2011). "Cochlearia tatrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T162052A5543116. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162052A5543116.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "nature.poland.pl". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
3. lesytanap.sk Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
4. Natura 2000 Shadow List in Poland