Campanula excisa – ein zierlicher Alpenpionier in steter Bedrängnis

Abstract

Campanula excisa Murith is acknowledged to be endemic from the subalpine region up to the snowline of the Central Alps. Its preference is for rock-rubbled slopes. In the fluvial drift of alpine rivers Campanula excisa is found down to 1300 meters above sea level. The plant forms a dense network of rhizomes just below the surface of the soil. This plant cannot be integrated into any known plant society. We therefore suggest a special association with the name of Campanuletum excisae, which can then be classified under the detritus- and scree-associations Thlaspietea rotundifolii.