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The genus '''''Soldanella''''', commonly known in [[English language|English]] as '''snowbell''', includes about 15 [[species]] in the [[flowering plant]] family [[Primulaceae]], native to [[Europe]]an [[mountain]]s, from the [[Pyrenees]], the [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]], the [[Alps]], the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]] and the [[Balkans]]. They grow in woods, damp pastures and rocky landscapes from 500-3,000 [[metre|m]] [[above sea level]], usually in hollows which hold [[snow]] long into the summer.
The genus '''''Soldanella''''', commonly known in [[English language|English]] as '''snowbell''', includes about 15 [[species]] in the [[flowering plant]] family [[Primulaceae]], native to [[Europe]]an [[mountain]]s, from the [[Pyrenees]], the [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]], the [[Alps]], the [[Carpathian Mountains|Carpathians]] and the [[Balkans]]. They grow in woods, damp pastures and rocky landscapes from 500-3,000 [[metre|m]] [[above sea level]], usually in hollows which hold [[snow]] long into the summer.
They typically have a basal rosette of simple, orbicular [[Leaf|leaves]] 1–5 cm wide, with the flower stalks arising from the centre of the rosette, each stalk bearing 1-6 white to violet [[flower]]s.
They typically have a basal rosette of simple, orbicular [[Leaf|leaves]] 1–5 cm wide, with the flower stalks arising from the centre of the rosette, each stalk bearing 1-6 white to violet [[flower]]s.
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Large-sized plants
Large-sized plants
1. ''S. villosa'' occurring in Basque Lands at low elevations has large papery leaves and about 1 mm glandular hairs on petioles.
1. ''S. villosa'' occurring in Basque Lands at low elevations has large papery leaves and about 1 mm glandular hairs on petioles.
Medium-sized plants
Medium-sized plants
Small-sized plants
Small-sized plants
6. ''S. alpicola'' occurring in the Alps, ''S. pusilla'' occurring in the Southern Carpathians and ''S. pirinica'' occurring in Bulgaria are characterized by the top position of the bract and sitting glands. Often encountered hybrid ''S. alpina'' × ''S. alpicola'' has laterally positioned bract.
6. ''S. alpicola'' occurring in the Alps, ''S. pusilla'' occurring in the Southern Carpathians and ''S. pirinica'' occurring in Bulgaria are characterized by the top position of the bract and sitting glands. Often encountered hybrid ''S. alpina'' × ''S. alpicola'' has laterally positioned bract.
7. ''S. austriaca'' and ''S. minima'' occurring in the Alps and Apennines are characterized by short glandular hairs and laterally positioned bract.
7. ''S. austriaca'' and ''S. minima'' occurring in the Alps and Apennines are characterized by short glandular hairs and laterally positioned bract.
