L., Sp. PI. ed. 1 (1753) 144; Gen. PI. ed. 5 (1754) 70
Fam: Primulaceae Vent.
Genus: Soldanella L.
English Name: Snowbell
Description:
Annual to perennial herbaceous plants with thin roots. Stems erect, single, often in several different length and density of glandular pubescent. Leaves on long stems, collected based on the foot of the stem, reniform or rounded, slightly leathery or grasses like, rarely with vague indektation. Single blossom or loose hood on top of the stem, bell-shaped. Calyx five divided, shares poined, devided to the base. (regular,bell-shaped, divided to the base). Corolla five devided, regular, bell-shaped; corolla shares fused completely, deeply cut to shallow toothed, with or without membranous scales into the opening. Stamens 5, attached at the base of the corolla, hairy or naked; anthers rounded or pointed at the base; staminodii 5, membranous. Carpophore upper, single station, the pedicle threadlike, stigmas vague head-like; fruit box almost cylindrical, truncated conical, opening with many short threeangular teeth; seeds numerous, irregular polygonal to rounded. Heterostil, cross-pollinating.
Table for determining the species:
1 Stem on the top with one, light pink to white blossom. Corolla shallowly serrated .................................... 1. Snow-edge retail bell - S. pusilla Baumg.
1* Stem on the top with two or more blue-violet blossoms................................................................................................................................................ 2
2 Stems of the leaves covered with rare, sat (drop off) glands or naked ......... ………………..…3. Carpathian snow-edge bell - S. carpaiica Vierch.
2* Stems of the leaves even long glandular fibrous. Corolla shares of chopped 3 - 4 shallow and deep ribbons, on top tapered parts ……............................. …………………...................................................................................................................…….2. Hungarian snow-edge bell -S. hungarica Simonk
References: „Флора на НР България”, том VIII, БАН, София, (1982)
The genus Soldanella, commonly known in English as snowbell, includes about 15 species of flowering plants native to European mountains, from the Pyrenees, the Apennines, the Alps, the Carpathians and the Balkans. They grow in woods, damp pastures and rocky landscapes from 500-3,000 m above sea level, often in hollows which hold snow into late spring and early summer. The name Soldanella means "little coins" in Italian language.[1]
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Distribution in Bulgaria: (Conspectus of the Bulgarian Vascular Flora) = conspectus&gs_l= Zlc.
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