Cochlearia tatrae
Encyclopedia
Cochlearia tatrae or Tatra scurvy-grass is a flowering plant
of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae
. The plant is named after and grows in the Tatra Mountains
, which lie in Slovakia
and Poland
.
The Polish population of the plant totals no more than several dozens, and it is concentrated at the Mięguszowiecki Szczyt
(Slovak: Veľký Mengusovský štít) Mountain, which is situated on the Slovak-Polish border.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
. The plant is named after and grows in the Tatra Mountains
Tatra Mountains
The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland, and are the highest mountain range in the Carpathian Mountains...
, which lie in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
The Polish population of the plant totals no more than several dozens, and it is concentrated at the Mięguszowiecki Szczyt
Mieguszowiecki Szczyt
Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki or the Mięguszowiecki Grand Peak is a mountain in the Tatra Mountains, Poland, located on the Slovak-Polish border....
(Slovak: Veľký Mengusovský štít) Mountain, which is situated on the Slovak-Polish border.