1 - Loiseleuria procumbens
 

Loiseleuria procumbens can grow in very exposed places by forming dense carpets of only 1-2 cm thickness. Complete ground cover and intense transpiration prevents tissue temperatures from rising above 35 °C. Mechanical damage (e.g. by skiing or trampling) can open stands and put them at great danger. Re-colonisation into damaged areas is slow and by clonal propagation.

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