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    Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation and above the tree line. There are many different plant species...
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    (1984–1991) Mini Alpine (1970) Alpine M63 Alpine M64 Alpine M65 Alpine A210, Group 6 Alpine A220 Alpine A360, Formula Three Alpine A364 Alpine A367, Formula...
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    to plant life, being dormant). If the mean biotemperature is between 1.5 and 3 °C (34.7 and 37.4 °F), Holdridge quantifies the climate as alpine. Since...
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  • Look up Alpine or alpine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Alps, a European mountain...
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    alpine zone is characterized by small, low growing, cushion and mat forming plants that can survive the harsh conditions in the high-altitude alpine zone...
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    The Gardens mission is "to protect the alpine environment through education, conservation and living plant collections". They offer programming such...
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    the growth of trees and causing the plant community to transition to montane grasslands and shrublands or alpine tundra. Due to the unique climate conditions...
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    the tree line is at 3,950 metres (12,960 ft). Alpine tundra Alpine plant Climate of the Alps List of alpine climate locations McKnight, Tom L; Hess, Darrel...
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    Alps (redirect from Alpine nations)
    across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. The Alpine arch extends...
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  • The Renault Alpine GTA and the succeeding A610 is a sports coupe automobile produced by the Renault-owned French manufacturer Alpine between late 1984...
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    Leontopodium nivale (category Alpine flora)
    couple and this well-known story raised people's attention to this alpine plant. The plant became known as a symbol of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth. A portrait...
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  • Voestalpine (redirect from Voest Alpine)
    acquired 70% share of Alpine in exchange for a 10% share in the new plant in Linz. In June 1939 its name was changed to Alpine Montan AG Hermann Göring...
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    Tundra (section Alpine)
    Krummholz. Alpine tundra can be affected by woody plant encroachment. Alpine tundra occurs in mountains worldwide. The flora of the alpine tundra is characterized...
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    a larger garden, specializing in the collection and cultivation of alpine plants growing naturally at high altitudes around the world, such as in the...
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  • Alpine Meadows is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Alpine Meadows, California. Near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe, it offers 2...
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    strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Carpathian strawberry or European strawberry, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the rose family that grows...
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    Androsace alpina, or Alpine rock-jasmine, is an alpine plant, endemic to the Alps. In the wild, Androsace alpina grows on silicaceous substrates, particularly...
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    Renault 5 (redirect from Renault 5 Alpine)
    with the previous generation, the 5 Turbo was again assembled at the Alpine plant in Dieppe, where forty cars per day were constructed in 1985. In 1990...
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  • – 14 June 1990), was a British nurseryman and alpine specialist. He was an authority on alpine plants, and an expert on rock gardens. Ingwersen was awarded...
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    described more than 20 new plant names. In February 2021, Borah along with his two fellow scientists discovered a new alpine plant species named Cremanthodium...
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    Examples of Arctic–alpine plants An Arctic–alpine taxon is one whose natural distribution includes the Arctic and more southerly mountain ranges, particularly...
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    Campanula portenschlagiana (category Alpine flora)
    (1772–1822). Campanula portenschlagiana is an alpine plant requiring sharp drainage, so is suitable for an alpine garden, rock garden, or as groundcover, in...
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    A cushion plant is a compact, low-growing, mat-forming plant that is found in alpine, subalpine, arctic, or subarctic environments around the world. The...
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    Tree line (section Alpine)
    globe" (PDF). Alpine Botany. 124: 1–12. doi:10.1007/s00035-014-0124-0. S2CID 8752987. Körner, C (2003). Alpine plant life: functional plant ecology of high...
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  • Alpine vegetation refers to the zone of vegetation between the altitudinal limit for tree growth and the nival zone. Alpine zones in Tasmania can be difficult...
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    framework of rocks, stones, and gravel, with planting appropriate to this setting. Usually these are small Alpine plants that need relatively little soil or water...
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    Aster alpinus (redirect from Alpine aster)
    Aster alpinus, the alpine aster or blue alpine daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the mountains of Europe (including...
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    French herbal liqueur or apéritif popularized in the Alpine regions. Genepi also refers to alpine plants of the genus Artemisia (commonly called wormwood)...
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  • cultivation, conservation and exploration of alpine and rock garden plants, small hardy herbaceous plants, hardy and half-hardy bulbs, hardy ferns and...
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    liverworts, and ferns. Orchids are abundant and diverse in subalpine and alpine plant communities, except for at the highest summits. Above 3,500 meters conditions...
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