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Mt. Kenya, Teleki valley. South exposition, 25° steepness, stone cover 5-20%, bare soil 5-15%. Alpine Dendrosenecio “forest”. Tree height 3-5 m. “Tree” crone cover 15-30%. Herb cover, 30-40%, shrubs 10-30%, bryophytes 10-20%, lichens <1% . Dominant species: Senecio keniodendron 10-15% (cover), Lobelia teleki 5%, Alchemilla argyrogynea 30%, Festuca pilgeri 20-35%, Senecio purtschelleri +, Alchemilla johnstonii 5-10%, Haplocarpha rueppellii 5%, Valeriana kilimadscharica +, Sagina afroalpina +, Helichrisum sp. +, Agrostis trachyphylla +, Arabis alpina +, Carduus platyphyllos +, Senecio brassica +, Senecio keniophyton +, Cardamine oblique +, Subularia monticola +, Lycopodium saururus +. Protected area. Tel-2, samples 7 and 8 – wet peat soils near small spring. |