Cochlearia tatrae
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| Cochlearia tatrae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Cochlearia |
| Species: | C. tatrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochlearia tatrae |
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Cochlearia tatrae or Tatra scurvy-grass is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is named after and grows[1][2] in the Tatra Mountains, which lie in Slovakia and Poland.
The Polish population of the plant totals no more than several dozens, and it is concentrated at the Mięguszowiecki Szczyt (Slovak: Veľký Mengusovský štít)[3] Mountain, which is situated on the Slovak-Polish border.