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Alpine plants avoid water loss by deep rooting and increased stomatal control. Plants at low elevation normally reach a maximum stomatal opening in the morning while alpine plants reach maximum opening mid-day when the temperature is greatest. Alpine succulent plants often utilize CAM photosynthesis to avoid water loss.
Flora typical of the Alpine Region of the Alps. The Alps are one of the great mountain range systems of Europe stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries from Austria and Slovenia in the east, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, France to the west and Italy and Monaco to the south.
An alpinum adjacent to the King's House on Schachen in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. An alpine garden (or alpinarium, alpinum) is a domestic or botanical garden, or more often a part of a larger garden, specializing in the collection and cultivation of alpine plants growing naturally at high altitudes around the world, such as in the Caucasus, Pyrenees, Rocky Mountains, Alps, Himalayas and ...
Sempervivum (/ s ɛ m p ə ˈ v aɪ v əm / [1] [2]) is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, commonly known as houseleeks.Other common names include liveforever (the source of the taxonomical designation Sempervivum, literally "always/forever alive") and hen and chicks, a name shared with plants of other genera as well.
Perhaps the best known of the alpine plants is Edelweiss which grows in rocky areas and can be found at altitudes as low as 1,200 m (3,900 ft) and as high as 3,400 m (11,200 ft). [12] The plants that grow at the highest altitudes have adapted to conditions by specialization such as growing in rock screes that give protection from winds. [92]
This is a category for those plants that grow predominantly above the tree line, in any of the world's mountain ranges (that is, not only the Alps).Plants of the subalpine zone (between the edge of closed forestry and the last isolated trees) may be included, but plants of montane forests should not.
Alpine plants that live within that community; Flora of the Alps This page was last edited on 11 February 2022, at 20:20 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
It is considered to be part of a community of high-alpine plants [3] and has been reported to be found at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1,400 m (2,600 to 4,600 ft) above sea level. [3] It is found in crevices and between rocks, and prefers peaty soils, [ 4 ] which are high in nutrients.