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Agoseris is a small genus of annual or perennial herbs in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1817.
Amara alpestris is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the family Carabidae that is native to Asia.
Puya alpestris is a species of bromeliad native to Chilean Andes. It is native to dry hills, rock outcrops in central and southern Chile at elevations of 0 to 2200 meters. It is one of the most southerly occurring species within the family. Puya alpestris is one of the few Puya species that are grown in some parks and gardens as an ornamental plant.
Vertigo alpestris is a species of minute, air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs or micromollusks in the family Vertiginidae, the whorl snails.
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Crvenjak Lake is a lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Čvrsnica. The lake is oval-shaped, approximately 70 meters long and 50 meters wide. It has a depth of approximately 9 meters.
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Sciodrepoides fumatus is a species of beetle in the Leiodidae family that can be found in such European territories as Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, and all countries of former Yugoslavia.
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- ↑ "Sciodrepoides alpestris Jeannel, 1934". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
