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Pearls of the Floral Wealth of Slovenia

Slovenia is a country "in a draught", it is only a step from the highest peak of Triglav to the sea, the Dinarid massif reaches to us from the Balkan peninsular, in Prekmurje we can sense the wide plains of the Pannonian lowlands. The geographic variety is also reflected in the colourful plant cover. Around 3000 higher plants (ferns and seed-bearing plants) grow on this small corner of our planet, which is a very large number. Approximately 70 plants are endemic, found nowhere else in the world. More than two hundred years ago, the very variety of the plant world attracted natural historians to this land, who saw many plants for the first time here, described them and named them after local places or local people.

IMAGE: Zois' Bellflower (Campanula zoysii)

Zois' Bellflower

IMAGE: Carniolan Primrose (Primula carniolica)

Carniolan Primrose

IMAGE: Hladnikia (Hladnikia pastinacifolia)

IMAGE: Triglav Hawksbeard (Crepis terglouensis)

Triglav Hawksbeard

IMAGE: Froelich's Gentian (Gentiana froelichii)

Froelich's Gentian

IMAGE: Short-Haired Sandwort (Moehringia villosa)

Short-Haired Sandwort

IMAGE: Hladnik's Scopolia (Scopolia carniolica f. hladnikiana)

Hladnik's Scopolia

IMAGE: Crimson or Kamnik Leek (Allium kermesinum)

Crimson or Kamnik Leek

IMAGE: Carniolan Mustard (Erysinum carniolicum)

Carniolan Mustard

IMAGE: Wulfen's Primrose (Primula wulfeniana)

Wulfen's Primrose

IMAGE: Grafia Golaka

IMAGE: Carniolan Lily or Golden Apple (Lilium carniolicum)

Carniolan Lily or Golden Apple

IMAGE: European False Stitchwort (Pseudostellaria europaea)

European False Stitchwort

IMAGE: Kamnik Orchid (Nigritella lithopolitanica)

IMAGE: Carniolan Ragwort (Senecio carniolicus)

Carniolan Ragwort

IMAGE: Trenta Scabious (Scabiosa trenta)

Trenta Scabious

IMAGE: Zois' Violet (Viola zoysii)

IMAGE: Primorska Whin or Entire-Petalled Gorse (Genista holopetala)

Primorska Whin or Entire-Petalled Gorse

IMAGE: Frederick-Augustus' Lousewort (Pedicularis friderici-augusti)

Frederick-Augustus' Lousewort

IMAGE: Blagay's Daphne (Daphne blagayana)

Blagay's Daphne

Text by Nada Praprotnik

IN THIS CHAPTER
Zois' Bellflower | Carniolan Primrose | Hladnikia | Triglav Hawksbeard | Froelich's Gentian | Short-Haired Sandwort | Hladnik's Scopolia | Crimson or Kamnik Leek | Carniolan Mustard | Wulfen's Primrose | Grafia Golaka | Carniolan Lily or Golden Apple | European False Stitchwort | Kamnik Orchid | Carniolan Ragwort | Trenta Scabious | Zois' Violet | Primorska Whin or Entire-Petalled Gorse | Frederick-Augustus' Lousewort | Blagay's Daphne

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