Ranunculus brevifolius Ten.

Ranunculus brevifolius Ten.

Synonymy

    • =Ranunculus brevifolius subsp. pindicus (Hausskn.) E. Mayer
    • "Ranunculus demissus" auct. fl. graec., non DC., err. sec. Dimopoulos & al. 20131
    • 1. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31
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    Taxon info

    Ranunculus brevifolius is a C & E Mediterranean mountain species, occurring in mainland Greece from the Albanian border and Olimbos to Taigetos, as well as Levka Ori and Psiloritis in Kriti, generally growing in damp calcareous screes and flowering near patches of melting snow. It belongs to a small group of species (R. sect. Thora) with broad, somewhat coriaceous, only shallowly lobed leaves and scarcely compressed achenes.A
    A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 356 [Plate 20.6]

    Distribution

    GR(NPi SPi Pe StE NC KK

    Greece (Kriti and Karpathos present; North Central Greece present; North Pindos present; Peloponnisos present; South Pindos present; Sterea Ellas present)

    Status

    Native / Non Range-Restricted

    Chorology

    Balkan-Italy

    Life-form

    Geophyte (Cryptophyte)

    Habitat

    High mountain vegetation

    IUCN category

    Not Evaluated

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

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