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Carduus personata (L.) Jacq. ssp. echinopsifolius (Nyar.) 

comb. nova prov.

 

 

Flora Europaea (only the typical species and its recognized subspecies)

 

 

 

 

 

This taxon, considered as only a variety and mentioned and illustrated for the last time in Savulescu, T. (coord., 1964) - Flora Reipublicae Popularis Romanicae 9, Ed. Acad. RPR, Bucuresti pp. 664, 681 is very distinct and constant in concerning its morphology and range (it is endemic to Retezat, Godeanu and maybe Tarcu Mountains in the subalpine belt, where it grows among the bushes of Pinus mugo).

Retezat Mountains, Hunedoara county, August 2007. Identification of the taxon made by dr. Alexandru Badarau.

Dan Turtureanu, PhD student, turtureanudan@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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