<I>Linaria glacialis</I> (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

<I>Linaria glacialis</I>

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Alpine flowers which only grow on a few mountain peaks are highly endangered through climate warming and increasing summer drought. For example, plants restricted to the high zone of Sierra Nevada, such as Linaria glacialis.

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Harald Pauli, GLORIA

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