feldmark, on a mountain, lake deep below

FELDMARK

Feldmark or stony clay areas often bare soil, and usually over 500m above sea level , hosts only cushion plants, mosses and lichens and the occasional Silvery Buttercup.
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balsam bog Balsam Bog Bolax gummifera silvery buttercup Silvery buttercup Hamadryas argentea
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Lichen   Cushion plant
       

 

 

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