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Thesium alpinum L.

Alpine Bastard Toadflax

Santalaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Santalaceae (Mistletoe family)
Genus: Thesium (Bastard-Toadflax)

Synonyms

Thesium alpinum
Thesium alpinum subsp. tenuifolium
Thesium tenuifolium

Trivial names

Zungenartige Haselblattbrombeere

Related species

Thesium linophyllon L. - Flax-Leaved Bastard Toadflax
Thesium pyrenaicum Pourr. - Meadow Bastard Toadflax
Thesium alpinum L. - Alpine Bastard Toadflax
Thesium ebracteatum Hayne - Bractless Toadflex
Thesium rostratum Mert. & W. D. J. Koch - Beaked Bastard Toadflax

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Thesium alpinum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Thesium alpinum

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Thesium alpinum

Thesium alpinum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in nutrient-poor, alkaline habitats

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