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PLANTS AND LIFE PROCESSES  
Alpine plant nutrition

Calcicole and califuge plants

 

One of the best established phenomena in alpine ecology is that many species are typically found on calcareous or dolomitic rock, while others are tied to Ca-poor, siliceous rock. A few don't care and occur on both substrate types. We call species found on Ca++ rich substrate "calcicole", those on Ca++ poor, siliceous substrate "calcifuge".

 

1 - Rhododendron ferrugineum

2 - R. ferrugineum, R. x intermedium and R. hirsutum

3 - Rhododendron hirsutum

4 - Gentiana acaulis

  

5 - Gentiana clusii

6 - Ranunculus glacialis

  

7 - Ranunculus alpestris

6 - Pulsatilla alpina ssp. apiifolia (= Anemone sulphurea)

  

6 - Pulsatilla alpina ssp. alpina (= Anemone alpina)

 

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29 August 2011
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